检察官表示，此次全面减刑推翻了陪审团裁决，违背了选民意愿，且违反了加州《马西法》下的受害者权利
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作者：亚历克·舍梅尔 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年11月7日 美国东部时间上午9:00
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前司法部检察官吉姆·特拉斯蒂就州长加文·纽森计划减刑数百项死刑判决发表看法、回应受害者家属的批评及对该决定时机的质疑。他还谈到了对众议员伊尔汉·奥马尔欺诈指控的联邦调查。
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至少12名加州地方检察官公开谴责州长加文·纽森计划为全州548名死刑犯全部减刑，认为这一大范围举动推翻了陪审团裁决、无视受害者家属且违背了州选民的意愿。
纽森周四宣布该计划，称州政府批准的死刑与加州的价值观不符。据美联社报道，此举将把这些判决改为无期徒刑不得假释，不过其中382起案件仍需至少四名加州最高法院大法官的批准。
对此，加州各地检察官纷纷提出关于受害者权利、州长宪法权限以及加州最高法院在审查数百项减刑时的作用的担忧。
“司法需要逐案考量，而非一刀切的决策，”萨克拉门托县地方检察官泰恩·霍在回应纽森的行动时表示。
三个州同日执行死刑 引发死刑存废辩论再起
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位于得克萨斯州亨茨维尔的亨茨维尔单位（沃尔斯单位）内，一张装有约束装置的桌子用于固定死刑犯，执行注射死刑。（格雷格·史密斯/ CORBIS / Corbis via Getty Images）
奥兰治县地方检察官托德·斯皮策将此举描述为“对豺狼的仁慈”，却对“羔羊”施加“终极残忍行为”。
斯皮策指出，加州假释听证委员会10月1日实施的规定使数千名无期徒刑不得假释的囚犯获得假释资格，他认为纽森最新的死刑减刑可能让这些囚犯“离获释更近一步”。不过纽森办公室表示，相关囚犯仍将被关押，不具备获释资格。
“州长试图通过这一决定显得有勇气，但他并非勇敢之人。他的减刑完全基于权力和政治野心，”圣贝纳迪诺县地方检察官杰森·安德森补充道，他指责纽森更关心政治而非民众。“真正的勇气需要与犯罪受害者以及这些死刑犯杀害的受害者的幸存家属沟通。”
加州因可能释放连环杀手的政策被起诉 拉西·彼得森的友人发出警示
安德森援引了凯文·库珀的案件，这位加州死刑犯被判杀害乔什·赖恩的父母和妹妹，以及赖恩的友人克里斯·休斯，并将赖恩置于死地。
安德森表示，纽森并未联系赖恩或休斯的母亲玛丽·安·休斯，征求他们对可能减刑的看法——且赖恩从未接到过州长的电话。
“真正的勇气需要州长遵循《马西法》，即加州宪法规定的犯罪受害者权利，”安德森继续说道，“他并未这样做。我并未获知任何受害者家属收到了州长关于这些减刑的通知。”
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与此同时，安德森及其他几名公开反对纽森死刑减刑的加州检察官还将这场争议描述为对陪审团制度的挑战，以及对加州选民意愿的推翻。他们表示，每个案件的陪审团都听取了证据、权衡了所有必要因素，并判定是否应判处死刑，之后法官和上诉法院会对这些裁决进行复审。他们认为，纽森的全面行动是以一项全州范围的决定取代数百项个性化裁决。
纽约法案或废除连环杀手及杀警犯的无期徒刑，批评者警告
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2026年4月10日周五，在兰乔库卡蒙加的圣贝纳迪诺县警长部门外的新闻发布会上，圣贝纳迪诺县地方检察官杰森·安德森回答提问。（安贾利·谢里夫-保罗，《太阳报》/ SCNG）
“一项全面减刑令会在未审查任何一起案件事实的情况下否决数百项个性化裁决，”圣路易斯奥比斯波县地方检察官丹·道表示。
“这否定了我们的公民在陪审团席上付出的令人精疲力竭、情绪沉重的工作，他们权衡了可怕的证据，作出了合法裁决。最不可饶恕的是，这是对受害者及其家属的打脸，”圣华金县地方检察官罗恩·弗赖塔格称。“这一决定未能愈合伤口，反而再次将其彻底撕裂。”
检察官指出，加州选民在2012年和2016年否决了废除死刑的倡议，同时在2016年通过了第66号提案，该提案改变了对死刑判决提出质疑的程序，支持者将其宣传为加快流程的方式。地方检察官辩称，纽森的全面行动推翻了这些公投决定，却并未废除相关法律。
“全面减刑是对司法的大规模抹杀。它推翻了加州选民在投票箱上多次捍卫死刑的意愿，”弗赖塔格在回应纽森行动时补充道。
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一张未注明日期的档案照片显示了一座惩教机构，加州地方检察官在此谴责州长加文·纽森为全州548名死刑犯全部减刑的计划。（Getty Images/iStockphoto）
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一些公开反对纽森这一争议性举动的加州检察官表示，这场争议可能不会以公开声明告终。圣地亚哥县地方检察官萨默·斯特凡称，她的办公室正在“研究所有合法补救措施，以便让受害者的声音被听到并得到考量”，而克恩县地方检察官辛西娅·齐默更为直接，称“对司法的此次攻击将受到挑战”。
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洛杉矶县地方检察官内森·霍希曼承认，为现有判决减刑属于州长的宪法权限范围，但表示“该权力并不延伸至废除死刑。只有立法机构或选民才能做到这一点。”纽森的赦免声明明确表示，此举“并未废除死刑”，仅局限于为加州当前的死刑判决减刑。
福克斯新闻数字频道联系了纽森办公室寻求置评，但在截稿前未收到回复。
亚历克·舍梅尔是福克斯新闻数字频道的政治记者，他原籍北卡罗来纳州夏洛特市，现居住在华盛顿特区-巴尔的摩都会区。
Newsom’s death-row commutations spark DA revolt as prosecutors warn of legal fight
Prosecutors say the blanket commutation overrides jury verdicts, defies voters and violates victims’ rights under California’s Marsy’s Law
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Published November 7, 2026 9:00am EST
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,Former DOJ prosecutor Jim Trusty reacts to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to commute hundreds of death sentences, criticism from victims’ families and questions about the decision’s timing. He also weighs in on the federal investigations into Rep. Ilhan Omar’s fraud allegeations.
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At least a dozen California district attorneys are publicly condemning Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to commute all 548 death sentences in the state, arguing the sweeping move overrides juries, disregards victims’ families and defies the will of state voters.
Newsom announced the plan Thursday, saying state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with California’s values. The move would convert the sentences to life without parole, though 382 cases still require approval from at least four California Supreme Court justices, according to the Associated Press.
In response, prosecuting attorneys across California have raised concerns about victims’ rights, the governor’s constitutional authority and the role of the California Supreme Court in reviewing hundreds of the commutations.
“Justice requires case-by-case consideration, not one-size-fits-all decisions,” Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho said in response to Newsom’s action.
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A table fitted with restraints holds down death row prisoners while they are given a lethal injection at Huntsville Unit (Walls Unit) in Huntsville, Texas.(Greg Smith/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer described the move as “mercy for the wolves” that inflicts “the ultimate act of cruelty on the sheep.”
Spitzer noted that regulations implemented by California’s Board of Parole Hearings on Oct. 1 allow thousands of prisoners serving life without parole to become eligible for parole, arguing that Newsom’s latest death row commutations could put these inmates “one step closer” to release. Newsom’s office says, however, that the affected prisoners will remain in prison and are not eligible for release.
“The Governor is attempting to appear courageous with this decision.He is not courageous.His commutations are solely based upon power and political aspirations,” added San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason Anderson, who accused Newsom of caring more about politics than people. “Courage would require speaking with crime victims and the surviving family members of the people murdered by these death row inmates.”
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Anderson cited the case of Kevin Cooper, a California death-row inmate convicted of killing Josh Ryen’s parents and sister, along with Ryen’s friend, Chris Hughes, and leaving Ryen for dead.
Anderson said Newsom had not contacted Ryen or Hughes’ mother, Mary Ann Hughes, to ask their views on a possible commutation — and that Ryen has never received a call from the governor.
“Courage would require the Governor to follow Marsy’s Law, California’s constitutional rights belonging to victims of crime,” Anderson continued. “He has not. I am not aware of any victims’ family members receiving notice of these commutations from the Governor.”
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Meanwhile, Anderson and several other California prosecutors who spoke out against Newsom’s death row commutations also framed the dispute as a challenge to the jury system and an override of the will of California voters. They said jurors in each case heard the evidence, weighed all the necessary factors and decided whether death was warranted, with judges and appellate courts later reviewing those verdicts. Newsom’s blanket action, they argue, substitutes one statewide decision for hundreds of individualized judgments.
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San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason Anderson answers questions during a news conference outside the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department in Rancho Cucamonga on Friday, April 10, 2026.(Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG)
“A single order commuting all of them would set aside hundreds of individualized judgments without examining the facts of even one,” San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow said.
“It invalidates the exhausting, emotionally wrenching work of our citizens who sat on juries, weighed horrific evidence, and delivered lawful verdicts. Most unforgivably, it is a slap in the face to victims and their families,” said San Joaquin District Attorney Ron Freitas. “This decision does not bind wounds; it tears them wide open, all over again.”
The prosecutors pointed out that California voters rejected death-penalty repeal initiatives in 2012 and 2016 while approving Proposition 66 in 2016, which changed procedures for challenging death sentences and was promoted by supporters as a way to speed up the process. The district attorneys argued Newsom’s blanket action overrides those ballot-box decisions without repealing the law.
“A blanket commutation is a mass erasure of justice. It overrides the will of California voters who have repeatedly defended capital punishment at the ballot box,” Freitas added in his response to Newsom’s action.
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A correctional facility is shown in an undated file photo as California district attorneys condemn Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to commute all 548 state death sentences.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)
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Some California prosecutors who spoke out against Newsom’s controversial move signaled that the dispute may not end with public statements. San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said her office was “researching any lawful remedies” that would allow victims’ voices to be heard and considered, while Kern County District Attorney Cynthia Zimmer was more direct, saying, “This assault on justice will be challenged.”
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Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman acknowledged that commuting existing sentences falls within the governor’s constitutional authority, but said, “That power does not extend to eliminating the death penalty. Only the Legislature or the voters can do that.” Newsom’s clemency announcement clarifies that it “does not repeal the death penalty” and is limited to commuting California’s current death sentences.
Fox News Digital reached out to Newsom’s office for comment but did not hear back in time for publication.
Alec Schemmel is a Politics Reporter for Fox News Digital who is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina but now resides in the Washington D.C.-Baltimore Metro Area.