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Lawyers Argue for Resentencing of Richard Allen Davis in California

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Attorneys for Richard Allen Davis, convicted of kidnapping and killing Polly Klaas, argue that recent criminal justice reforms entitle him to a full resentencing.

Richard Allen Davis' lawyers argue that a recent California law invalidates his sentencing enhancements for prior felony conviction, entitling him to a full resentencing. They are seeking to reconsider his death sentence. Davis was convicted in 1996 for the kidnapping and killing of 12-year-old Polly Klaas. His conviction led to California's three-strikes law. Now, his lawyers argue that he is entitled to a resentencing based on recent criminal justice reforms.

The hearing took place at the Santa Clara County Superior Court

 

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