Criminal
Sep. 11, 2012
Death penalty litigation ramps up as vote to end capital punishment nears
As both sides of California's death penalty debate battle for votes in the run-up to November's referendum on capital punishment, another fight involving the practice is escalating in state and federal court.
As both sides of California's death penalty debate battle for votes in the run-up to November's referendum on banning capital punishment, another fight involving the practice is escalating in state and federal court.
Two standing civil injunctions, which have halted executions in the state since 2006, were joined in recent months by two criminal appeals seeking to circumvent the moratorium. All four legal challenges focus not...
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