Defense attorney Al Kim, left, and Alex Jackson listen as Vincent Jackson, not pictured, pleads for leniency for his brother. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Judge Lisa Chang dismissed a letter from the jury’s foreperson that said one juror had refused to participate in deliberations. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Ryan Williams, with fellow prosecutor Carolyn Yeh, wrote to the court that Alex Jackson had “a nearly psychopathic disregard for the lives and well-being of others.” (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Alex Jackson, seated at right, with attorney Al Kim at the conclusion of his sentencing in a fatal dog attack. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Ben Devitt, husband of the victim, speaks at Alex Jackson’s sentencing hearing for the fatal dog attack on Pamela Devitt. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
“Her story shouldn’t have ended in such a horrific way,” Ben Devitt, shown after sentencing, said of his late wife. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
