From the Office of the District Attorney:
Martinez, California – A judge today (Friday, Oct. 10) sentenced 51-year-old Lawyer Dushan McBride to life in prison after a jury found him guilty earlier this year of murdering Rashanda Franklin in 2017.
The Honorable Judge Mary Ann O’Malley sentenced McBride to 95 years to life in state prison. This consists of a determinate sentence of 20 years and 4 months, followed by an indeterminate sentence of 75 years to life.
McBride, who was 43 at the time, waited for Franklin, 30, in a church parking lot where she dropped off her children for school. He had been following and harassing her for weeks after she ended their two-year relationship. Fearing for her safety, Franklin called 911 and drove away with her children still in the car.
As both vehicles neared the intersection of 29th Street and Rheem Avenue in Richmond, McBride cut off Franklin’s car and got out to confront her. The 911 recording captured Franklin’s desperate plea: “I’ve got my kids in the car.” McBride replied, “I ain’t playing with you,” then shot and killed her.
In addition to murder, McBride was sentenced for related offenses of firing into an occupied vehicle, stalking, and using a firearm to cause death.
District Attorney Diana Becton said: “This tragic case underscores the devastating reality of domestic violence, which claims far too many lives. While no verdict can bring back a mother taken from her children in such a senseless act of violence, this sentence provides the victim’s family with a measure of justice and accountability. It also sends a clear message that stalking and harassment are warning signs that must be taken seriously, and that those who perpetrate such violence will be held responsible under the law.”
For anyone experiencing domestic violence, help is available at Contra Costa’s Family Justice Centers cocofamilyjustice.org, by calling STAND! for Families free from Violence 1-888-215-5555, or at StaySafeContraCosta.org.
Gee, only eight years to finish the trial, now comes the appeal.
West Hollywood 91R
Yes, yes, yes. In the days of kings, they were dispatched forthwith, often cruelly, sometimes for political purposes, sometimes simply in error. Too bad. Yes! Political appetites must be sated!