Henry Nicholas III speaks with the mother of a murder victim during a 2013 Orange County Victims’ Rights March in Santa Ana, Calif. Nicholas is the chief architect of Marsy’s Law, named for his si …

Henry Nicholas III speaks with the mother of a murder victim during a 2013 Orange County Victims’ Rights March in Santa Ana, Calif. Nicholas is the chief architect of Marsy’s Law, named for his sister Marsalee Nicholas. (Bret Hartman/The Associated Press)