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- JANUARY 1, 2002CaliforniaDEATH 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
- DECEMBER 26, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In San Francisco, a divided 9th U
In San Francisco, a divided 9th U
- DECEMBER 19, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The death sentence of William Charles Payton, who stabbed...
The death sentence of William Charles Payton, who stabbed Pamela Montgomery to death in 1980, will be reviewed
- DECEMBER 13, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Superior Court Judge Ronald E
Superior Court Judge Ronald E
- DECEMBER 11, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
California lawmakers and state officials proposed a...
California lawmakers and state officials proposed a spate of new laws to counter terrorism, including new wiretap rules and the death penalty for terror attacks
- DECEMBER 6, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In San Francisco, The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals...
In San Francisco, The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a death sentence given to Bruce Morris, 44, saying the jury's instructions contained a typographical error creating the impression that any other sentence might eventually set the man free on p
- NOVEMBER 7, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The 9th U
The 9th U
- NOVEMBER 1, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
In Napa, Judge W
In Napa, Judge W
- OCTOBER 30, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Santa Clara County asked Gov
Santa Clara County asked Gov
- JUNE 29, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Contact visits for the best-behaved inmates on California's...
Contact visits for the best-behaved inmates on California's death row have been restored, at least in part, following extensive redesign of the old visiting room
- JUNE 26, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
A federal appeals panel reversed the sentence of David...
A federal appeals panel reversed the sentence of David Murtishaw, who killed Martha Soto, James Henderson and Ingrid Etayo
- MAY 25, 2001CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
Leon Chauncey Cooper, 40, who was convicted of raping...
Leon Chauncey Cooper, 40, who was convicted of raping and murdering on March 26, 1998, his stepdaughter LaRhonda Johnson, 15, will be executed