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California socialite Rebecca Grossman sentenced to 15 to life for killing 2 kids in crosswalk (www.nbcnews.com)

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A wealthy California woman who co-founded a burn center foundation in the Los Angeles area was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison Monday for the hit-and-run killings of two children while they were in a crosswalk more than three years ago.

Rebecca Grossman was speeding when she struck and killed Mark Iskander, 11, and his brother Jacob, 8, while they were in a crosswalk in the Los Angeles-area city of Westlake Village on Sept. 29, 2020.

“The loss of these two innocent lives has devastated their family and our community. Ms. Grossman’s blatant disregard for human life is a stark reminder of the grave consequences of irresponsible behavior behind the wheel,” Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement.

A jury convicted Grossman in February on two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and one count of hit-and-run driving resulting in death.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yes. He's in prison and appealing his sentence, which is every convicted person's right. Why?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The New York case was overturned on appeal. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-york-top-court-overturns-former-hollywood-producer-weinsteins-conviction-2024-04-25/

The California conviction is current under appeal with the same arguments that won the NY appeal. https://apnews.com/article/harvey-weinstein-appeal-california-rape-conviction-ccd871f2c9347a9631dd5328f665df3a

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

From the first article-

In a bitterly divided 4-3 ruling, the state Court of Appeals said the trial judge made a critical mistake by letting women testify that Weinstein assaulted them, even though their accusations were not part of the charges he faced.

The appeals court said the trial judge compounded the error by ruling that if Weinstein took the witness stand, prosecutors could question him on a wide range of "loathsome" conduct, including bullying and fits of anger toward associates.

So, again, a fuckup. Yes, it sucks that guilty people can be let off due to a fuckup, but justice systems should adhere to certain rules and treat people equally and, in this case, that's not what happened. Yes, our justice system needs to be better about both, but complaining when things work as they're supposed to even though the outcome is unfavorable and a guilty person goes free is silly.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Even if the prosecutors don't fuck up, you can always get "justice" from your state governor if you have to!

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/16/daniel-perry-greg-abbott-pardon/