The California Supreme Court fds that Kenh Gay had an petent fense attorney when he was nvicted and sentenced to ath for killg LAPD Officer Pl Verna Lakeview Terrace 1983.
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Dr. Kenh Gay is an tor wh more than 20 years of transformative learship and out of the classroom. * dr ken gay *
16, 2020, file photo shows Kenh Earl Gay, who was prevly nvicted of killg a Los Angel police officer, durg a retrial hearg at the Los Angel Superr Court San Fernando Courthoe.
Kenh Earl Gay, 62, is charged wh murr the ath of Officer Pl Verna 1983. The California Supreme Court has twice overturned Gay’s ath sentence and Febary vated his origal nvictn, forcg Los Angel prosecutors to ci if they would pursue the se aga durg a ght electn cycle and as anti-police sentiments gripped the untry. A judge has led agast a fense motn that would have exclud rmatn om the prev proceedgs — a cisn that Gay is expected to appeal.
Lacey cid to re-try Gay’s se her fal days office. “Gay’s heo crime robbed our cy of a police officer who was a proven hero, robbed a wife of her hband and robbed two sons of the chance to know their father, ” unn print Craig Lally said. The Verna fay fears that durg a retrial, jurors might not fd Gay guilty aga — a stronger likelihood the current polil climate than the 1980s — and that Gay uld be released om prison a matter of months.
Kenh Gay was nvicted of gunng down LAPD Officer Pl Verna durg a 1983 traffic stop, but his nvictn was thrown out by the California Supreme Court 2020. Now Gay is standg trial aga. * dr ken gay *
Authori say Raynard Cummgs fired one bullet to Verna’s body and Gay then fired five more durg a traffic stop the San Fernando Valley.
The California Supreme Court later wrote that Gay’s attorney, Daye Shn — who was later disbarred and has sce died — among other thgs, did not troduce ccial evince that might have persuad the jury to reach a different verdict.
Gay is rcerated the unty jail. Monni Thelen, puty public fenr reprentg Gay, lled the earlier proceedgs “a misrriage of jtice” and said her client has been nied his nstutnal right to petent unsel om the start. Gay has mataed his nocence and we are hopg that the ernment will see that this se should not be re-tried, ” Thelen said.