Charles Manson was sentenced to death in 1971. The California Supreme Court declared the death penalty unconstitutional in 1972, thus reducing his sentence to life in prison, with 10(?) year parole hearings.
Just to set the record straight.
You are exactly correct.
Manson was sentenced to death along with the rest of his co-defendants and fellow murderers.
None were executed thanks to the courts.
This is my issue. Charles Manson a serial murder gets a life prison and celebrity status-—he even recently received permission to marry.