[getarope]

Manson was convicted in 1971 and given the death penalty. That sentence was struck down in 1972 and became life in prison. Rose Bird was not even the chief justice of the CA Supreme Court until 1978. Manson is eligible for parole every four of five years, but he will never be released because he will be shot the minute he sets foot out of prison. Hmmm...swift justice!

[rahbert]

Thanks, Rose Bird.