(take sot, frank zimring, uc berkeley law professor) frank zimring, uc berkeley law professor. firstthing you do is make it more expensive and longer and more public and more acromonize and lenghten out the process. alof ot people then suffer especially the families of the victims. they are told this is the ultimate, however, they will end up the paying the largest price of what happens. (continue vo)zimring says in addition to a longer more expensive and emotional trial.. there is the enlongated appeals process... if one is found guilty and put on death row... he says that can stretch on for decades.... wilsons family was in court today... but the left without saying anyting about this... new development in their case. here in berkeley, te (grant) a big story tonight... the man accused of killing m tiet 24-year-old cristhian vera faces a charge of first-degree murder. a five million dollar bond was set in his case... and a preliminary hearing will be held august 31st. the 20-year-old went missing on july 18th after going for a jog... and yesterday we learned her body had been found.

uc berkeley law professor frank zimring has written two books on the death penalty in the u.s. he says for prosecutors it can be a tool to hammer down the harshest punishment possible for a defendent... however, he quickly adds, for those looking for a closure to a painful event, such as a murder of a loved one... it can be a long drawn out experience - that could stretch out over decades. frank zimring, first thing you do is make it more expensive and longer and more public and more acromonize and lenghten out the process. alof ot people then suffer especially the families of the victims. they are told this is the ultimate, however, they will end up the paying the e of what (continue vo)zimring says currently there are 750 people on death row in california, the largest number in the world... he says california has not executed anyone for ten years.... he adds in addition, because of legalities, the entire trial will now be more focused on the accused, in this case john lee cowell rather than the victim zimring. 'the center of the attention goes to the subject now and the punis

frank zimring, uc berkeley law professor. first thing you do is make it more expensive and longer and more public and more acromonize and lenghten out the process. alof ot people then suffer especially the families of the victims. they are told this is the ultimate, however, they will end up the paying the largest price of what happens. (grant) wilsons family was in court today... but the left without saying anyting about this... new development in their case. coming up at eight.. his story went viral...now his life has changed. the once homeless man who stood with a sign "hungry for success" now has a job. plus. verizon accused of slowing down internet access for firefighters battling california's largest wildfire. and next. another dangerous sideshow in the bay area. and city leaders say, they are having a difficult time preventing them. (ken) when it comes to preventing illegal sideshows before they take place, so far it doesn't look like much progress is being made... (pam) that is according to one oakland city leader whose district is the scene of a popular sideshow spot.. kron4'

<frank zimring, uc berkeley law professor. first thing you do is make it more expensive and longer andore public and more acromonize and lenghten out the process. alof ot people then suffer especially the families of the victims. >( robin ) wilsons family was in court yesterday... but they left without saying anyting about the new development in the case. ( robin ) the man charged in the kidnapping and murder of bay area native mollie tibbetts... faced a judge in court wednesday. cristian rivera is facing a first degree murder charge in mollie tibbet's death. the judge increased his bond to five million dollars from one million. a criminal complaint alleges that rivera followed tibbetts while she was out for a run.... then abducted and killed her... and dumped her body in a field. immigration authorities said that there's no record of rivera entering the u.s. legally... despite claims from his defense attorney. mollie's family released a statement yesterday saying they're heartbroken... and asked for privacy. ( robin )for your health this morning.. for the first time in 3- years, contr