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Criminal

Oct. 26, 2012

Believe it or not, wrongful convictions happen in California

Based on my extensive judicial experience, I can tell you that California's the death penalty is fiscally irresponsible and broken beyond repair. By LaDoris Cordell of Santa Clara County Superior Court (Ret.)


By LaDoris Cordell


I served as a judge for the Santa Clara County Superior Court for nearly 19 years. Based on my extensive judicial experience, I can tell you that California's the death penalty is fiscally irresponsible and broken beyond repair. It must be replaced with life in prison without parole. We need Proposition 34 to do this.


As much as we don't want to believe it, innocent people are convicted of crimes. I know firsthand, because I a...

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