Three defendents in the 2002 murder of Bay Area transgender teen, Gwen Araujo, were sentenced to prison on Friday, January 27. Michael Magidson and Jose Merel were in the Hayward County Superior Court to be sentenced on their second-degree murder convictions. Jason Cazares was being sentenced to six years in accordance with plea to voluntary manslaughter charges. The sentencing came one day after landmark legislation, the Gwen Araujo Justice for Victim's Act, passed through the California Assembly.

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Transgender Law Center
AB 1160: The Gwen Araujo Justice for Victim's Act