How is sentence for itted killer defensible?
Re “Gunman sentenced to prison for killing Serra Mesa homeless woman in ‘hobo hunting’ case” (June 6): William Innes got a five-year, eight-month kiss from local prosecutors for killing by torture a frail, harmless old woman while out “hobo hunting.”
He repeatedly shot her as she lay helpless. He pleaded guilty to “involuntary manslaughter.” How is this not some degree of murder? In Colorado, a teenager got a 20-year sentence for killing a woman by throwing a rock at her car. In San Diego, Innes gets 14 years less for conduct even more malicious.
Plea bargains are supposed to benefit both sides. What possible benefit did the county District Attorney’s Office get out of this sweetheart deal? The people of San Diego have been bargained out of justice. Innes should go to prison and never come back.
— Christopher Britton, Mission Beach
