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By Kent Scheidegger et al.

Gruesome pictures bring jury to tears as they see the room where 7-year-old Nixzmary Brown was bound to a chair, starved and forced to urinate in a litter box. Reported by The New York Times yesterday, Cesar Rodriguez was convicted of manslaughter for killing his stepdaughter. The jury wanted to convict him for murder but felt the prosecution ?didn?t really give [them] enough.? Brown?s mother also faces charges in a separate trial. As a result of this case, five bills have been introduced in the Legislature that would increase punishment for child abuse crimes or make it easier for police intervention. Race and Homicide In Los Angeles, police officials report that the 35% increase in homicide rates was not due to race. Joel Rubin from the L...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on March 19, 2008 (boomark / email).