Marjorie Knoller, the woman convicted of involuntary manslaughter when her dogs mauled and killed a San Francisco woman eight years ago was given a sentence of 15 years to life for second-degree murder. The judge rejected her lawyers current plea for probation.
Knoller served several years in prison and was recently released, however the judge reinstated the juries murder verdict.
Knoller owned two vicious 100+ pound Presa Canario dogs - known for their aggressive nature. She inherited the dogs from white supremacist inmates that she represented as their lawyer. She refused to muzzle the dogs, even after people had complained about the dogs lunging at them and attempting to bite them.
Is this sentence fair? She was an irresponsible dog owner, she showed no remorse for what her dogs did, and she had the audacity to blame the victim. Fair sentence? Yes, I think so. Especially since she knew her dogs had the capability of doing what they ultimately did - kill someone.
