I'm generally not a huge fan of LWOP (life without parole) sentences. Particularly for younger offenders. There's too much of a chance that after two or three decades in prison, they'll have changed and be worthy of a life outside.
That said, after reading this afternoon's opinion by Justice Miller, my overall reaction was: "I'm glad this guy won't be on the street anymore." He's 28. He forcibly raped a 15-year old girl walking to school -- and maybe tried to rape and 18-year old UC Berkeley student (the jury deadlocked 11-1 in favor of guilt on the alleged crimes regarding her). Plus he's got a long rap sheet.
When you read even more about his alleged crimes, my basic response was: Yeah, that's a bad guy. High Desert State Prison -- where he's currently incarcerated -- seems about the right place for him.
