US EditionJudge Sends San Diego School Shooter to Juvenile Court for Resentencing
A judge's recall of Williams' 50-years-to-life sentence enables juvenile court resentencing that may lead to his release and redesignation of convictions as juvenile findings.
- A judge granted a request to resentence the gunman in a 2001 San Diego school shooting, potentially allowing his release after 23 years in prison.
- Charles Williams, who was 15 at the time, pleaded guilty to killing two students and injuring 13 others at Santana High School.
- Prosecutors will challenge the ruling to try to stop Williams' release, as a parole board previously found he lacked insight into his actions.
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Judge rules to re-sentence Santana High School shooter
A Superior Court Judge ruled to recall Charles 'Andy' Williams sentencing, potentially allowing him to be released from prison after a new law was passed, despite the District Attorney's Office arguing against his eligibility.
Judge grants resentencing hearing for Santana High School shooter, but prosecutors appeal
A San Diego County judge's decision to grant a resentencing hearing for Andy Williams, the gunman behind the Santana High School shooting, has sparked a legal battle as prosecutors file an appeal.
Judge grants resentencing hearing for 2001 Santana High School shooter
The San Diego Superior Court is shown in this undated photo. (Nicholas McVicker)A judge Tuesday granted a resentencing for Charles Andrew "Andy" Williams, the 2001 Santana High School teenage shooter originally ordered to serve a 50-year-to-life prison term for killing two students and wounding more than a dozen other victims at the Santee campus.The decision — officially called a "recall" of the original sentence — means Williams' case will be …
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