Marcella Leach | |
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| Born | August 23, 1929 |
| Died | March 15, 2015 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Victims' Rights Advocate |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | http://www.justiceforhomicidevictims.net http://www.marsyslawforall.org |
Marcella Nicholas Leach (August 23, 1929 – March 15, 2015) was an American victims' rights advocate based in Southern California and the mother of businessman Henry Nicholas.[1] After the murder of her daughter, Marsalee (Marsy) Nicholas in 1983, she helped build Justice for Homicide Victims, one of California's early victims' rights organizations.[2] Her late daughter is the namesake for Marsy's Law, the California Constitutional Amendment and Victims' Bill of Rights, which appeared on the November, 2008, ballot as Proposition 9.[3]
- ^ Nicholas, Henry (3 May 2009). "Marsy's Law should be every American's right". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ "Justice For Homicide Victims". Archived from the original on 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
- ^ About Marsy's Law – Marsy's Law