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- MARCH 30, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
A man who has spent 20 years on death row for killing...
A man who has spent 20 years on death row for killing a 12-year-old girl had his conviction and death sentence overturned for a 2nd time
- MARCH 27, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Robert Lee Massie, a convicted killer who spent two...
Robert Lee Massie, a convicted killer who spent two separate stints on death row and gained notoriety while pursuing his own demise for more than 30 years, was executed by the State of California early this morning
- FEBRUARY 28, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
9 months after he confessed to a 2-month robbery spree...
9 months after he confessed to a 2-month robbery spree that ended in the murder of 2 people, David Scott Daniels was formally sentenced to die by lethal injection
- FEBRUARY 23, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Assembly woman Dion Aroner introduced AB 1512 to prohibit...
Assembly woman Dion Aroner introduced AB 1512 to prohibit the death penalty for those with mental retardation
- JANUARY 31, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
A gang member convicted of killing 2 teenagers (Mike...
A gang member convicted of killing 2 teenagers (Mike Murillo and Bryan Molina) in Whittier was sentenced to death
- JANUARY 31, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
A man whose November 1999 crime spree resulted in the...
A man whose November 1999 crime spree resulted in the deaths of 2 people was sentenced to die
- JANUARY 19, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
A judge sent Robert Bloom Jr
A judge sent Robert Bloom Jr
- JANUARY 9, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Los Angeles County's new district attorney decided...
Los Angeles County's new district attorney decided to forgo the death penalty and seek life sentences in some murder cases in which foreigners have fled to countries that refuse extradition in death penalty cases
- JANUARY 1, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
California does not forbid the execution of the mentally...
California does not forbid the execution of the mentally retarded but does forbid the execution of juvenile offenders
- NOVEMBER 2, 2000CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
According to a Los Angeles Times Poll, support for...
According to a Los Angeles Times Poll, support for capital punishment in California has fallen 20% in the past decade, from 78% in 1990 to 58% in 2000
- MAY 27, 2000CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Cardinal Roger Mahony, the Roman Catholic archbishop...
Cardinal Roger Mahony, the Roman Catholic archbishop of Los Angeles, has urged California Gov
- MARCH 15, 2000CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Darel Keith Rich, a 45 year old of native American...
Darel Keith Rich, a 45 year old of native American origin, who was known by the name of Young Elk in prison, was executed by lethal injection in San Quentin State Prison