Government
Nov. 25, 2013
Legal heavyweights, including former LA County DA, speak out on death penalty
Gil Garcetti, the former DA who once fought to repeal the death penalty, moderated a Los Angeles County Bar Association discussion featuring prosecutors, a criminal defense attorney and a retired judge.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Former Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti, a vocal opponent of the death penalty who pushed for a failed ballot initiative to do away with it, sees an ailing system surrounding the ultimate punishment.
In particular, the number of exonerated death row inmates - including more than a dozen in Illinois - worries him. "That gave me pause," he said.
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