LETTER: Newsom converts death penalty sentences

California Gov. Gaven Newsom recently announced the commutation of 548 death sentences being served by inmates in the Golden State prison system. This action is a direct insult to the 548 judges and 6,576 jurors who strived for hours and weeks, in most cases, too see the American system of justice upheld.

While the governor may have the legal right to do this, we have to question why he would and whether he is the type of person who should ever be considered to hold public office again. California voters on three occasions have voted against eliminating the death penalty in their state.

What is that Mr Newsom doesn’t understand?