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- FEBRUARY 8, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In Santa Barbara, Ryan Hoyt was sentenced to death...
In Santa Barbara, Ryan Hoyt was sentenced to death for killing a teenager authorities say was kidnapped over a $200 drug debt his half brother owed
- JANUARY 24, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence of Fred Berre Douglas, 74, was overturned...
The death sentence of Fred Berre Douglas, 74, was overturned by a federal appeals court
- JANUARY 1, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
California does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders...
California does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders but, as a result of the Atkins v
- JANUARY 1, 2003CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In recent years numerous Californian cities have approved...
In recent years numerous Californian cities have approved resolutions asking for a moratorium on executions
- DECEMBER 12, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Judge Thomas Hastings affirmed a jury's death verdict...
Judge Thomas Hastings affirmed a jury's death verdict returned on October 9 against Cary Stayner
- NOVEMBER 5, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Jurors voted for death as the punishment for Paul Smith, 25
Jurors voted for death as the punishment for Paul Smith, 25
- OCTOBER 22, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In Martinez, a Contra Costa jury recommended the death...
In Martinez, a Contra Costa jury recommended the death penalty for Larry Christopher Graham, 51, convicted of murdering a 5-year-old girl, Angela Bugay, in Nov
- OCTOBER 9, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In San Jose, a jury decided that Cary Stayner should...
In San Jose, a jury decided that Cary Stayner should die for killing 3 Yosemite National Park tourists in 1999, rejecting defense pleas to spare a mentally ill man twisted by genetics and a traumatic childhood
- OCTOBER 4, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Kern County Superior Court Judge Roger Randall has...
Kern County Superior Court Judge Roger Randall has sent triple murderer David Leslie Murtishaw back to death row for the 3rd time
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Courts: 10 panellists favor life in prison for the...
Courts: 10 panellists favor life in prison for the man who gunned down 3 Anaheim hospital workers
- JULY 25, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The California Supreme Court reversed the death sentence...
The California Supreme Court reversed the death sentence of Randall Cash, condemned for the 1985 murder of Bud Smith
- JUNE 17, 2002CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Norman Tarle agreed...
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Norman Tarle agreed with the jury's recommendation of the death penalty for William Lee Wright Jr