Perspective
Nov. 9, 2012
How to fix California's death penalty
The simplest solution is to reduce the number of death penalty cases in the system by narrowing the list of special circumstances that make one eligible for the death penalty. By Ronald S. Smith
Now that California voters have decided not to abolish the death penalty and replace it with life in prison without the possibility of parole, it's time for the executions to begin. But when a state has sentenced someone to death, courts look carefully at the conviction and sentence to ensure that neither violates state or federal law. This appellate process now takes close to three decades to complete in California. The judge who presided ...
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