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ORIGINAL: TheHeretic

www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-night-stalker-richard-ramirez-dead
30 years after his first known victim, 28 years after he was caught, 24 years since he was convicted, 23 years since he was sentenced to die, and 7 years since the conviction and sentence were affirmed by the state's supreme court, Richard Ramirez is dead of liver disease.

They say the medical care in the California prison system isn't up to snuff, but right now I'm thinking it's the most efficient thing in the process.

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In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

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ORIGINAL: Aylee

Please explain to me how 4 years between being caught and convicted can even remotely be construed as a "speedy trial."

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ORIGINAL: TheHeretic

30 years after his first known victim, 28 years after he was caught, 24 years since he was convicted, 23 years since he was sentenced to die, and 7 years since the conviction and sentence were affirmed by the state's supreme court, Richard Ramirez is dead of liver disease.

They say the medical care in the California prison system isn't up to snuff, but right now I'm thinking it's the most efficient thing in the process.