• The_v@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    After the rapist Brock Turner was given a slap on the wrist, California passed mandatory sentencing for rape.

    He was accused of 3 rapes but convicted of 2. He received the maximum sentencing for each.

    His lawyers are likely going to fight the conviction constantly until the money runs dry.

    My personal thought is the conviction is unlikely to be overturned but a sentence reduction is likely. So he got the maximum sentence. Danny will likely be behind bars for at least 6-10 years for his crimes.

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      1 year ago

      California passed mandatory sentencing for rape.

      I knew about Brock Turner, but I didn’t know California passed new laws as a result. Do you mean mandatory minimum sentences? Or was the maximum raised too? Would 15 years have been illegal for Turner, but is legal for Masterson?

      6-10 years for his crimes.

      6-10 years is more what I would have expected given his fame and wealth. I wouldn’t have been surprised at 15. But, 30 to life seems more like what I’d expect from a second-degree murder sentence for someone with a criminal history, not rape by a rich white Hollywood celebrity.