Yuba City woman backs death penalty in Sacramento protest
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Brandin Akilmahasin of Richmond, Calif. attaches a flower to a photo of his aunt Janae Weathers during a crime victims rally at the State Capitol.
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Yuba City woman backs death penalty in Sacramento protest.
She never intended to become an activist.
But ever since the day her 8-year-old son, Michael Lyons, was found mutilated and lifeless in a Yuba City river bottom 16 years ago, Sandy Friend, 39, has been speaking out on his behalf.
In the wake of news about a ballot measure that see.
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