SACRAMENTO—State lawmakers gave early approval Tuesday to legislation, inspired by the case against former Stanford University student Brock Turner, that would mandate stricter sentencing in certain sexual assault cases.
The bill, AB 2888, would end a discrepancy in the California penal code that permits probation for defendants convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious victim. It also sets a mandatory minimum three-year prison term for attacking someone who is conscious. Under the legislation, backed by Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, sexual assault convictions would trigger prison time, regardless of whether the victim was conscious.
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