Golden State Killer trial could cost state of California $20 million
LAPPL News Watch
December 7, 2018
The trial of a former police officer suspected of being a notorious serial killer who terrorized California in the 1970s and 80s could cost taxpayers more than $20 million.
A Sacramento County official said Wednesday the county has asked the state to help shoulder the costs for prosecuting Joseph DeAngelo.
"While the current estimate is more than $20 million, it is impossible at this point to accurately estimate all costs. We anticipate the complexities of the case, including 40 years of evidence, to greatly affect the final cost," said Natasha Drane of the county's office of Governmental Relations and Legislation.
2 comments:
Couldn't they prosecute him on just 5 or 6 of the cases that they have the most evidence on and leave it at that? How many murder convictions do they need to get a death sentence for this guy? Death sentence in California is meaningless anyway...so...why prosecute more cases than they need to put him away for life?
It makes the DA feel good.
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