Overview

• Richard Allen Davis's motion to recall his death sentence has been denied by a California judge.
• Davis was sentenced to death in 1996 for the 1993 kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Polly Klaas.
• The denial follows a 2022 law invalidating some sentencing enhancements, which Davis's attorneys cited in their request.
• Polly Klaas's murder led to the enactment of California's 'three strikes' law in 1994.
• California has not executed any inmates since 2006, despite a 2016 ballot measure to expedite executions.