Thursday, April 29, 2021

People v. McInnis (Cal. Ct. App. - April 29, 2021)

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.