Checking Out Of The Hotel California (News Update)

The Riverside (California) D.A. accepted the plea offer that will give me “Life Without The Possibility Of Parole”, twice, in exchange for my guilty plea and admission to all special circumstances (aggravators). As I understand the reasoning behind the DA's decision, they figure the Federal death sentences will be carried out long before any California sentence; so why bother? It also gets the case out of everyone's hair (since I can't appeal the California case now). The plea has already been entered and accepted by the court (yesterday, March 15) and the actual sentencing is scheduled for April 5th (three weeks away). Shortly after my sentence (presumably within a day or two) I will be flown back to Terre Haute, Indiana (Federal prison). I am still waiting for a decision in the Federal appeal. If they accept my belated consent (i.e. notice) of appeal then the Federal appeal process begins from scratch (even though it has been two and a half years since I was sentenced in Federal court). I'm not sure what will happen if they do not accept the appeal. Probably the appeal attorneys will just file another appeal to the US Supreme Court. I don't know how long that takes though. Probably a year, or two, I would imagine. Either way, I'll be back in Terre Haute on Death Row for a while, and will continue this blog from there.