PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona’s highest court ruled not to reinstate the license of a lawyer who was sent to prison for killing an Arizona State University student in a hit-and-run incident nearly 17 years ago.
The Arizona Capitol Times reports the Arizona Supreme Court states it was not convinced Mark Torre had “satisfied the burden of proving complete rehabilitation from the character deficits that led to the commission of the crime.”
The court suggests Torre see a counselor for treatment and to have that counselor testify on his progress.
In August 2001, a then 28-year-old Torre had been drinking when he hit Jessica Woodin, a freshman at Arizona State, who was crossing the street at 2:41 a.m.
Torre was convicted of the lesser-included charges of negligent homicide and leaving the scene of an accident he did not cause.
Torre served six years and two months in prison.
___
Information from: Arizona Capitol Times, http://www.arizonacapitoltimes.com
Copyright © 2018 The Washington Times, LLC.
The Washington Times Comment Policy
The Washington Times is switching its third-party commenting system from Disqus to Spot.IM. You will need to either create an account with Spot.im or if you wish to use your Disqus account look under the Conversation for the link "Have a Disqus Account?". Please read our
Comment Policy before commenting.
