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- FEBRUARY 15, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
a man who committed two murders...
a man who committed two murders, one of them while behind bars, was sentenced to death by Superior Court Judge William R. Pounders.
- JANUARY 23, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
jurors recommended the death penalty...
jurors recommended the death penalty for a man who strangled a fellow jail inmate who had testified against him in a murder case.
- JANUARY 2, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Los Angeles jurors have recommended the death penalty...
Los Angeles jurors have recommended the death penalty...
- JANUARY 1, 2007CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
DECEMBER 15, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTYUNITED STATES. CALIFORNIA'S USE OF LETHAL INJECTION RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL
California's method of lethal injection for executions was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge who said its risk of pain and discomfort to the condemned constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.
- DECEMBER 8, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
a Van Nuys jury ordered the death penalty for Julian Arturo Beltran, 32.
a Van Nuys jury ordered the death penalty for Julian Arturo Beltran, 32.
- DECEMBER 1, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
a 46-year-old death row inmate hanged himself in his cell at San Quentin State Prison.
a 46-year-old death row inmate hanged himself in his cell at San Quentin State Prison.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Jeffrey Young was sentenced to death for the 1999 murders...
Jeffrey Young was sentenced to death for the 1999 murders of two people gunned down during a botched robbery at a parking lot.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty for a California...
the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty for a California man convicted of murdering a 19-year-old woman during a burglary.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
the judge who effectively shut down California's death row in February...
the judge who effectively shut down California's death row in February said on Friday his ruling on whether the state's use of lethal injection is legal would hinge on evidence of how alert an inmate is as the toxic drugs take effect.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA, USA. GUARDS BUNGLED WILLIAMS EXECUTION: OFFICIAL
a Californian official admitted that state prison guards had bungled the recent controversial execution of former gang leader Stanley Williams, but denied that lethal injection constituted cruel and unusual punishment.
- SEPTEMBER 8, 2006CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
California lawmakers, seeking to reduce the chances of innocent people going to prison...
California lawmakers, seeking to reduce the chances of innocent people going to prison...