Criminal
Mar. 26, 2009
Death Penalty Reform Gains, But Not in State
Even as death penalty reform gains momentum in other states, spurred in part by the recession and budget strains that related legal costs put on states' coffers, changes in California have proved elusive because of entrenched political views and a lack of leadership on the issue, observers say.
Daily Journal Staff Writers LOS ANGELES - Even as death penalty reform gains momentum in other states, spurred in part by the recession and budget strains that related legal costs put on states' coffers, changes in California have proved elusive because of entrenched political views and a lack of leadership on the issue, observers say. Last week, New Mexico repealed its death penalty, becoming the second state to ...
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