Marcella Leach

Marcella Leach
Born(1929-08-23)August 23, 1929
DiedMarch 15, 2015(2015-03-15) (aged 85)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationVictims' Rights Advocate
Children2
Websitehttp://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]

  1. ^ Nicholas, Henry (3 May 2009). "Marsy's Law should be every American's right". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  2. ^ "Justice For Homicide Victims". Archived from the original on 2017-06-11. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  3. ^ About Marsy's Law – Marsy's Law