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- 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
- JANUARY 1, 2000CaliforniaDEATH 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
- MAY 4, 1999CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
On May 4, California also executed Manuel Babbitt,...
On May 4, California also executed Manuel Babbitt, a former Marine who had been given one of the country's highest medals for bravery
- APRIL 28, 1999CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
On April 28, hundreds of white "coffins," representing...
On April 28, hundreds of white "coffins," representing victims of the hundreds of inmates on California's death row made the pilgrimage to the state Capitol
- APRIL 4, 1999CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
On April 4, at a news conference at the offices of...
On April 4, at a news conference at the offices of the Los Angeles Roman Catholic Archdiocese, Cardinal Roger M
- JANUARY 9, 1999CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Jaturun Siripongs, a 43-year-old Thai national, practicing...
Jaturun Siripongs, a 43-year-old Thai national, practicing Buddhist, jailhouse artist and model prisoner, was executed at San Quentin on January 9 for a double murder at an Orange County grocery store in 1981