Source: kcra.com 1/24/25 A man serving a life sentence for child molestation will soon be released from prison in California. In a KCRA 3 exclusive, the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office said 67-year-old Kevin ____ was approved for compassionate release Thursday. … Aiello said despite objections from her office and the victims of a child molestation case, Kevin was granted compassionate release. … Ellis was sentenced to over 100 years to life in prison in 2014 and is now set to be released within 30 days. According to the medical…
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US appeals court rejects sentencing panel’s compassionate release policy
Source: reuters.com 11/1/24 Nov 1 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Friday ruled that the U.S. Sentencing Commission lacked authority to enact a policy last year that would allow judges to deem changes in law as “extraordinary and compelling” reasons justifying releasing prisoners early. A three-judge panel of the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reached that conclusion as it rejected, opens new tab a Pennsylvania man’s bid to reduce the nearly 42-1/2 year prison sentence he received for committing two armed robberies in 2003. The defendant, Daniel Rutherford, had argued…
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