Judge John Thompson expressed the difficulty of his decision, emphasizing that after 36 years on the bench, few things trouble him as much as this case.
Tomasini, convicted of brutally murdering a 66-year-old disability rights advocate, is eligible for early release under California's new compassionate release law due to terminal cancer.
Despite progressive reforms intended to allow terminally ill inmates a chance at mercy, public sentiment has shifted against such measures after recent voter decisions and ousting of district attorneys.
Mina Moynehan highlights a personal struggle with the compassionate release debate, torn between familial values of mercy and the trauma of having lost her mother to violence.
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