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California Supreme Court

Nov. 9, 2012

More death penalty cases in store for state Supreme Court following initiative's failure

With the failure Tuesday of a proposition to abolish the death penalty, the state Supreme Court is facing the specter of becoming, in essence, a death penalty court.


By Emily Green


Daily Journal Staff Writer


As if Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye didn't have enough challenges before her, add to it the need to adapt to an ineffective, inefficient and - some would say - broken death penalty system.


With the failure Tuesday of Proposition 34, which would have abolished the death penalty, the state Supreme Court is facing the specter of becoming, in essence, a death penalty court. Already close to a third...

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