HOUSE APPROVES EXTRADITION BILL.Byline: Lisa Friedman Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - Extradition legislation fueled by the 2002 killing of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Sheriff's Deputy David March David March (born 25 July 1979) is a professional rugby league player for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He plays at hooker. He has a twin brother called Paul March who also plays for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. unanimously passed the U.S. House on Wednesday. The bill, packaged into broader legislation designed to boost courthouse security, makes it a federal crime to flee the country to avoid prosecution for killing a police officer. It also stiffens penalties for those convicted. ``This legislation will give law enforcement new tools to bring cop killers to justice,'' said Rep. Adam Schiff
Adam B. Schiff (born June 20 1960) is an American politician. He first served in the California State Senate. , D-Pasadena. ``It also reaffirms Congress' strong desire to reform our extradition treaty with Mexico and bring these fleeing felons back.'' Schiff and Rep. David Dreier David Timothy Dreier (born July 5, 1952), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since January 1981, representing California's 26th congressional district (map). He was first elected to the U.S. House at age 28 in 1980. , R-Glendora, crafted the measure after what they described as a long-standing frustration over the March case. March's suspected killer is believed to have fled to Mexico, out of the reach of police and prosecutors. The Mexican Supreme Court has ruled the death penalty and life in prison without parole are cruel and unusual punishments Such punishment as would amount to torture or barbarity, any cruel and degrading punishment not known to the Common Law, or any fine, penalty, confinement, or treatment that is so disproportionate to the offense as to shock the moral sense of the community. , and prohibit extraditing criminal suspects back to nations where either sentence is a possibility. While the Dreier/Schiff measure has the backing of Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca Leroy David Baca (b. May 27 1942, East Los Angeles, California) is the Sheriff of Los Angeles County, California. After graduating from Benjamin Franklin High School (Los Angeles) in 1960, Baca worked his way through East Los Angeles College before starting with the L.A. , the police union and District Attorney Steven Cooley oppose it. They argue the measure would undercut local authority to pursue cop killers and unwittingly helps convicted cop killers, since federal law allows for the possibility of lighter sentences. Moreover, both argue that the measure ignores the estimated 3,000 fugitives suspected of fleeing the country after killing ordinary, non-law enforcement citizens. Sanctions against Mexico, they say, are the only way to respond. In a statement, Cooley called the measure ``a bad idea that's now become irrelevant.'' ``The only meaningful action - sanctions against countries that refuse to abide by To stand to; to adhere; to maintain. See also: Abide the extradition treaty - was introduced by other lawmakers,'' he said. Lisa Friedman, (202) 662-8731 lisa.friedman(at)langnews.com |
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