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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Sirhan Sirhan, the antheral convicted of assassinating Sen. Robert F. Kennedy successful 1968 successful Los Angeles, was granted parole Friday connected his 16th attempt.
The determination does not automatically mean the 77-year-old Sirhan volition beryllium released. The determination present enters a 90-day reappraisal period, and volition past beryllium forwarded to the governor, who could cull oregon modify it.
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(credit: California Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation)
Sirhan Sirhan has served much than 50 years successful situation aft being initially sentenced to decease for Kennedy’s execution astatine the Ambassador Hotel successful Downtown Los Angeles. He was aboriginal commuted to beingness successful situation aft the authorities Supreme Court declared the decease punishment unconstitutional.
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Friday’s proceeding was Sirhan’s 16th bid for parole. However, it volition beryllium the archetypal clip the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office won’t beryllium present, and prosecutors near the determination to the parole board.
District Attorney George Gascon has acceptable a argumentation against attending parole hearings for defendants who person served lengthy situation sentences beyond the required minimum term. The Kennedy household has besides reportedly not taken a presumption connected Sirhan’s parole oregon requested to talk astatine the hearing.
Sirhan, who is presently astatine a installation successful San Diego County, was past denied parole successful 2016. If today’s proceeding determines Sirhan is suitable for parole, the determination volition acquisition a 90-day reappraisal period, which volition beryllium followed by a 30-day model for the politician to determine whether to uphold, overturn, oregon modify the decision.
CBSLA Staff
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