California senators have voted to support legislation that would allow judges more discretion when sentencing criminals convicted of aiding and abetting murder, despite a 31 percent statewide spike in homicide rates.
Senate Bill 300 (SB 300), the Sentencing Reform Act of 2021, would change California’s “felony murder rule” by removing the requirement that judges must sentence anyone convicted of aiding and abetting murder to life without the possibility of parole.
