California's Scott Forrest Collins was 21 when he robbed and shot Fred Rose, a 41-year-old father of three, 'execution-style' in January 1992. Now Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón wants a judge to vacate Collins' death sentence.
Alex Bastian, special adviser to DA Gascón, said that the office was not seeking Collins’ release and added that a resentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled. He also said Gascón has been consistently clear with his absolute opposition to the death penalty.
However, Scott said she was told by prosecutors in the 1990s that Collins had serious infractions in San Quentin State Prison. Fred Roses’ mother, Doris Baker, had signed up for notifications but died in 2020, Scott said. According to Joseph’s filing, a victim advocate in Gascóns office named Efty Sharony tracked down and reached out Rose’s stepfather, Bob Baker, instead, as well as Rose’s widow, Sharon.
He died the following day in the hospital. By then, Collins was more than 140 miles way in Bakersfield, hanging out at a friend’s house with Rose’s car. Collins and three others used the car in a gang-related shooting nearby, but no one was injured. They crashed and were taken into custody. The three others later testified that Collins admitted to the killing.
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