Government,
Criminal
Nov. 17, 2016
Death penalty initiative will fail to deliver
Proposition 66, which California voters passed Nov. 8, was billed as a way to "speed up" California's broken death penalty system.
Jon B. Eisenberg
Email: jon@eisenbergappeals.com
Jon is a retired appellate attorney and the author of California Practice Guide: Civil Appeals and Writs.
Proposition 66, which California voters passed Nov. 8, was billed as a way to "speed up" California's broken death penalty system. In reality, it will fail to deliver on that promise and have terrible consequences for the state's entire legal system - if it survives a pending legal challenge.
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