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Californians remain staunchly in favor of death penalty, poll finds
As death penalty opponents work to get a ballot measure before California voters next fall to abolish capital punishment, a new Field Poll indicates the initiative would be a tough sell. California's...
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Californians may vote on death penalty in November
Douglas Scott Mickey crept into the rural Placer County home of Eric Lee Hanson and Catherine Blount after midnight on Sept. 29, 1980. "It's a primal thing, I must admit. There is something very...
View ArticleCalifornians debate death penalty as vote to end it nears
Sharron Mankins, McGregor Scott and Bill Babbitt each have watched a man die inside the death chamber at San Quentin State Prison, and each has a strong view on whether voters should end California's...
View ArticleMarcos Breton: Saving money is weak argument for abolishing death penalty
If you're going to argue against the death penalty, then argue against the death penalty.
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Field Poll shows voters closely divided on death penalty
After years of steadfast support for the death penalty, California voters are now divided over whether to repeal capital punishment through a measure on the Nov. 6 ballot, a new poll has found....
View ArticleJerry Brown sidesteps death penalty discussion as California voters face choice
Two years ago, in the waning days of the gubernatorial campaign, Jerry Brown was asked why, given his moral reservations about the death penalty, he wouldn't try to stop it anymore.
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Proposition 34: Repealing the death penalty
The initiative to repeal California's death penalty comes as opponents have experienced success nationally in ending capital punishment.
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Dan Morain: Crusade to modify '3 strikes'
Howard Broadman doesn't second-guess decisions he made during the 13 years he spent as a Tulare County judge. Howard R. Broadman, a former Tulare Superior Court judge, now has regrets about a man he...
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Field Poll shows measure to end death penalty gaining, but still lacking 50%
With concern over the cost of capital punishment rising, California voters may be poised for a historic vote to abolish the state's death penalty, a new Field Poll indicates. The new lethal injection...
View ArticleAppellate court upholds halt to death penalty in California
California's years-long legal battle to resume capital punishment has again suffered a setback, this time by an appellate court's ruling Thursday that the state's regulations governing executions are...
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