The lawyer said the wording of the reward offer is not a loophole for the money to not be paid because California law allows for "conviction" rewards to be paid when the wanted person dies on the effort to apprehend him.
"California law Penal Code 1547E states that local government is authorized to issue rewards that are paid on the capture and/or conviction of the suspect, and if the suspect dies, in the course of a police dispute or while in police custody then the requirement that he be convicted is eliminated," Hallam said.