April 3
CALIFORNIA:
Assemblyman Tom Lackey Amends Bill To Review Commutations Of Death Sentence
Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, amended a bill Monday, which he introduced
in February, that would extend the review time before the governor would make
the decision to approve or deny
February 18
CALIFORNIA:
DA: Gang Member Charged With Triple Murder At Torrance Bowling Alley
A 47-year-old man has been charged with killing 3 men at a bowling alley in
Torrance last month.
Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney John Chang said Reginald Leander Wallace,
of Los
October 28
CALIFORNIA:
Judge Rules Man Accused of Killing 2 Palm Springs Officers Is Mentally Fit for
Execution If Convicted
A judge has ruled that the man accused of killing two Palm Springs police
officers during an ambush-style attack is mentally fit to be executed if found
Feb. 1
CALIFORNIA:
California's new lethal injection plan already faces hurdles
California moved a step closer to resuming lethal injections this week but
still faces significant hurdles before inmates can be executed.
The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has unveiled
Jan. 11
CALIFORNIA:
Drifter ordered to trial in arson death of San Diego homeless man
A drifter charged with stabbing a homeless man last year, bashing in his skull,
then setting him on fire along the San Diego River could face the death
penalty, a judge ruled Wednesday.
At the
Dec. 10
CALIFORNIA:
Justice Delayed: Murder cases still piling up in Stanislaus courts
Judges, attorneys and Stanislaus court administrators have not removed a glut
of local murder cases, 2 years after The Modesto Bee highlighted the troubling
backlog with its high costs, financial
Sept. 14
CALIFORNIAfemale may face death penalty
Caregiver pleads not guilty to Desert Hot Springs murder
A caregiver pleaded not guilty to committing a Desert Hot Springs murder that
involved circumstances that make her eligible for the death penalty if
convicted.
Kelly Lee
August 25
CALIFORNIA:
Prop 62: Death to the death penalty
Is there a problem right now with California's death penalty?
Yes there is.
Activists on both sides of the death penalty debate agree the process in
California is broken. Right now convicts as well as families of victims wait
July 19
CALIFORNIA:
The Deterrence Myth: Prop 66 Death Penalty 'Reform' is just 'Fools Gold' for
Californians
When Mike Ramos, the current district attorney for San Bernardino County (and
candidate for California Attorney General), pleaded for Californians to send
him one million
June 23
CALIFORNIA:
Public defender demands DA's recusal
The man accused of killing an Exeter toddler has been behind bars for the last
5 years. In August, a jury will decide if that's where Christopher Cheary will
stay.
A jury trial has been set for Aug. 22 in Department 5 of Tulare
May 30
CALIFORNIA:
Man on death row claims a Mexican loan shark is to blame for his mother and
stepfathers deaths
A Scot accused of shooting dead his mother and stepfather has blamed the
killings on a Mexican loan shark.
Derek Connell, 29, was arrested after the bodies of
May 4
CALIFORNIA:
THE EXECUTIONER'S TALE: Former San Quentin warden reveals how he killed
prisoners in the jail's 'coughing box' without any training . . . or remorse
Dan Vasquez performed 2 executions while warden at San Quentin
Without any experience or medical training, Dan
April 26
CALIFORNIA:
Trial delayed for man accused of killing Sierra LaMar
A trial has been delayed to next month for a man charged with kidnapping and
murdering 15-year-old Sierra LaMar nearly four years ago. Antolin
Garcia-Torres, now 25, is accused of killing Sierra, who was last
March 29
CALIFORNIAdeath row inmate dies
San Quentin death row inmate dies of natural causes
A death row inmate at San Quentin State Prison died of natural causes at a
medical center in the community, California Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation officials said Monday.
Jan. 17
CALIFORNIA:
Wozniak case likely to illustrate long road to execution in California
Steve Herr assumes he won't live to see the execution of the man convicted of
murdering and then decapitating his son in the attic of an Orange County
theater.
"Realistically, I'm not going
Oct. 30
CALIFORNIA:
DAs, police, family of slain push for death penalty reform
California prosecutors, police officers and family members of murder victims
have launched a campaign to speed up executions for murderers sentenced to
death.
Members of the group said Friday that the
May 21
CALIFORNIA:
When it comes to the death penalty, California should follow Nebraska
If 32 members of the Nebraska legislature hold firm, the Cornhusker State could
become the 19th state to end the death penalty, a slow but important step - I
hope - toward nationwide abolition
Feb. 10
CALIFORNIA:
Defendant makes 1st appearance in teen shootingA Riverside Poly High teen
was shot to death in 2012. A co-defendant is in state prison and will answer
charges at a later date
1 of 2 defendants charged in the shooting death of a Riverside Poly High School
Dec. 3
CALIFORNIAdeath row inmate dies
Death row inmate from Tulare County dies of natural causes
Death row inmate Charles Keith Richardson, 52, 1 of 2 men found guilty in the
rape and murder of 11-year-old April Holley in Tulare County, has died.
The California Department of
Nov. 25
CALIFORNIA:
Tracking led to confession in deaths of 4 prostitutes, officials say
Old-fashioned detective work and high-tech data gathering led investigators to
track down the 2 men now charged with killing at least 4 female prostitutes who
were swept off the streets of Orange
Nov. 6
CALIFORNIA:
Hit man in 'Yom Kippur murders' dies of natural causes on death row
A San Quentin State Prison inmate convicted in the murder-for-hire deaths of a
Brentwood couple in 1985, dubbed the Yom Kippur murders, died Wednesday of
natural causes, authorities said.
Steven
Oct. 19
CALIFORNIA:
Motive for fatal knife attack on Pasadena couple still unknown
Jacob Bersson accepted his cousin's offer and moved to California from Florida
in June.
He told a friend he needed change and it was a good opportunity. He described
how nice people the Bressler's
Aug. 11
CALIFORNIA:
Hearing set for man accused in Mecca hate-crime deathBrother: Juan was
bringing home dinner for the family when he was shot
A Sept. 5 preliminary hearing was scheduled Monday for a Thermal resident
accused of killing a 20-year-old man because of his sexual
Aug. 6
CALIFORNIA:
Seal Beach killer will face death penalty despite prosecutor 'misconduct'
An Orange County judge has ruled that prosecutors had engaged in misconduct in
the case of a man who killed 8 people at a Seal Beach salon but declined to
dismiss the death penalty against him
May 31
CALIFORNIA:
DA could seek death penalty in taqueria slayings
Giovanni Pacheco's allegedly low IQ could become a factor in his defense should
the Monterey County District Attorney's Office opt to seek the death penalty in
his triple murder case, defense attorney Monique Hill
May 12
CALIFORNIA:
Death Penalty Sought In Forestville Triple Murder Over Marijuana Deal
Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch said she will seek the death
penalty for Mark Cappello, the alleged gunman in a triple homicide during a
marijuana deal in Forestville last year.
It
April 16
CALIFORNIA:
Favor it or not, death penalty changes needed
Few topics divide California as consistently or as evenly as the death penalty.
The last time voters had their say on it, they opted by a vote of just over
51-49 percent to keep it around.
How avidly do supporters of
April 4
CALIFORNIA:
Berkeley Couple Charged In Hatchet Murder Of 'Noteman' Bandit
A Berkeley man and his girlfriend were arraigned in Alameda County Superior
Court Thursday on special circumstance murder charges for the hatchet killing
of a man convicted years ago of using polite
Feb. 9
CALIFORNIA:
Man who raped and stabbed pregnant newlywed is sentenced to death
A man who raped and fatally stabbed a pregnant newlywed in her Orange County
apartment has been sentenced to death.
A district attorney's statement says 43-year-old Jason Balcom was sentenced
Friday
Sept. 19
CALIFORNIA:
SoCal Businessman's Killer Faces Death Penalty
A man convicted Aug. 28 of murdering a Southern California businessman in 2008
now faces the death penalty.
Jurors deliberated for three days before finding Jeffrey Aguilar, 27, guilty of
the 1st degree murder of
July 16
CALIFORNIA:
Reality Check: Future of California Death Penalty Unclear
In California, the capital punishment system has prompted decades of debate,
from the costliness of the process to the constitutionality of the state's
3-drug lethal injection method.
Yet despite all the
April 30
CALIFORNIA:
Walking death row at San Quentin State Prison
San Quentin State Prison has 4 massive cell blocks, each identified by their
cardinal direction: north, south, east, and west. Of the 4, only one houses
inmates sentenced to death. None of the cell blocks have been
April 9
CALIFORNIA:
Man faces death penalty for fire that killed mom, sister
A man accused of intentionally setting a fire in his Mira Mesa home, killing
his mother and sister, pleaded not guilty Monday to murder and other charges
that could lead to the death penalty if he's
April 5
CALIFORNIA:
DA seeks death penalty in east Modesto triple homicide
The Stanislaus County district attorney's office is seeking the death penalty
against 3 of 7 men indicted in the shooting deaths of 3 people last year inside
an east Modesto home.
Deputy District Attorney
Feb. 7
CALIFORNIA:
Death Penalty Could be Sought For Sierra LaMar Suspected Killer; Antolin Garcia
Torres' plea date is now scheduled for April 4
The death penalty could be sought for Morgan Hill teen Sierra LaMar's suspected
kidnapper and killer Antolin Garcia Torres, a county
Jan. 11
CALIFORNIA:
1-time death row inmate suspect in Vallejo slaying
A Vallejo man who gladly accepted a death sentence after killing 2 Pinole
teenagers more than 45 years ago, has been arrested at his home for killing his
mother.
Vallejo Police said that Dennis Stanworth, 70,
Jan. 8
CALIFORNIA:
Accused Old Sacramento shooter faces possible death penalty
Sacramento prosecutors have filed a special-circumstance allegation against the
accused gunman in the fatal New Year's Eve bar shooting in Old Sacramento that
has made him eligible for the death penalty.
Nov. 8
CALIFORNIA:
Calif. voters retain death penalty despite costs
California voters rejected the latest attempt to repeal California's death
penalty, dealing a blow to activists who saw the election as their best chance
in 35 years to end capital punishment in the state.
Officials
Nov. 6
CALIFORNIA:
End the Death Penalty in California
A ballot initiative in California, Proposition 34, gives voters the chance to
abolish capital punishment in the state. Initiatives are generally a bad way to
make law, but a vote by the people is the only way to overturn the death
Oct. 25
CALIFORNIA:
Former executioners say it's time to kill the death penalty
Jerry Givens is no stranger to the death penalty. As former chief executioner
for the state of Virginia, Givens executed 62 convicted criminals.
I carried out 37 executions by lethal injection and 25 by
Oct. 22
CALIFORNIA:
Making Communities Safer By Abolishing The Death Penalty: Live Internet Video
Teleconference To Explore Views of Law Enforcement Professionals; Former
Executioners Tour Central Valley - Available for Comment
As Californians prepare to vote on a measure to repeal
Oct. 10
CALIFORNIA:
Death row inmate hoping California Supreme Court sides with him; He's a crook
with a long rap sheet, sure, but not a killer, says John C. Abel, sentenced to
death for a 1991 slaying. He's got someone else's confession on his side, but
the case is complicated.
Oct. 6
CALIFORNIA:
California has chance to change Three Strikes, repeal death penalty
For a state long considered loosey-goosey liberal, California has been
rock-ribbed conservative on crime. Only 4 times in the past century have the
state's voters supported ballot measures designed
Sept. 23
CALIFORNIA:
Former death penalty supporters now working against itA lawyer, a county
supervisor and a retired San Quentin Prison warden are backing Proposition 34,
which would make life without possibility of parole California's toughest
punishment.
Donald Heller wrote
Sept. 21
CALIFORNIA:
NEW POLL: 50% of Likely Voters in CA Prefer Life in Prison Without Parole to
Death Penalty -- Statewide Poll Released as YES on 34 Campaign
The latest statewide survey by the Public Policy Institute of California
(PPIC), released today, found that 50% of likely
Sept. 20
CALIFORNIA:
DA to seek death penalty for L.A. serial killer already on death row
Prosecutors today said they planned to seek the death penalty for a man already
on death row for killing 10 women and now charged with killing 4 other women.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge
Sept. 19
CALIFORNIA:
Yes on Prop. 34, death penalty repeal
California's death penalty has not satisfied anyone since it was reinstated 35
years ago. Those who are morally opposed to capital punishment decry the 13
lives taken by the state. Those who believe the death penalty brings
Sept. 13
CALIFORNIA:
Study: Death Penalty Will Cost California Up To $7.7 Billion By 2050
California's prison system is severely overcrowded and expensive, but
incarceration for those sentenced to life without parole is not the state's
most costly form of punishment. With a state
Sept. 12
CALIFORNIA:
LA judge refuses to order 1-drug executions
A judge turned down a bid Monday by the Los Angeles County district attorney to
order the immediate execution of 2 death row prisoners by a new single-drug
injection method.
Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler said
Sept. 5
CALIFORNIA:
Saving money is weak argument for abolishing death penalty
If you're going to argue against the death penalty, then argue against the
death penalty.
Call it cruel and unusual. Argue that God - and not governments - should decide
life and death. Cast doubt on it
Sept. 3
CALIFORNIA:
Marin DA skirts Proposition 34 stand despite death penalty 'reservations'
Marin County supervisors are expected to support a Nov. 6 ballot measure
abolishing the death penalty in California, but District Attorney Ed Berberian
isn't likely to join them.
Aug. 27
CALIFORNIA:
Prop 34 Would End California Death Penalty
A perfect alignment of advantageous factors enabled opponents of capital
punishment to place its abolition on the ballot for the 1st time in California.
Among these elements, the release of a study exposing the
Aug. 15
CALIFORNIA:
Ending death penalty would fuel crime
Should California preserve the death penalty for vicious murderers?
That's the real question for voters considering Proposition 34. It's not about
saving money or preventing the execution of innocent people. Those are
July 16
CALIFORNIA:
California Votes to End Death Penalty
Last week, the attorney for convicted murder Scott Peterson filed a thick
packet of legal briefs calling for an appeal of his death sentence. For many,
the heinous killing of Peterson’s wife Laci and unborn child makes him a
May 10
CALIFORNIA:
Client dies in prison, but lawyer still seeks to prove innocenceATTORNEY
ASKS THE CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE THE CASE OF DENNIS LAWLEY, WHO WAS
CONVICTED AND SENTENCED TO DEATH IN A 1989 MURDER FOR HIRE. THE BID FOR FREEDOM
WAS FILED IN 2008 AND HAD
Feb. 21
CALIFORNIA:
Occupy Wall Street Takes On U.S. Prison Conditions
Hundreds of anti-Wall Street demonstrators and prison reform activists joined
forces outside San Quentin State Prison in California on Monday to protest high
incarceration rates and living conditions for inmates.
Feb. 3
CALIFORNIA:
California Supreme Court overturns O.C. killer's death sentence
The California Supreme Court on Thursday voted unanimously to overturn the
death penalty for an Orange County man convicted of burning a woman to death
over $100 of methamphetamine.
The high court
Jan. 16
CALIFORNIAnew death sentence
Man gets death for fatal car-to-car shooting
A death sentence was handed down Friday for a Compton drug dealer who killed 2
men in a vehicle-to-vehicle shooting on the Riverside (91) Freeway and later
attempted to gun down three boys near his
Jan. 9
CALIFORNIA:
California Supreme Court overturns death penalty of Long Beach man
The California Supreme Court decided unanimously Monday to overturn the death
penalty for a Long Beach man convicted of rape and murder because a prospective
juror was improperly removed for having
Dec. 4
CALIFORNIA:
California Department of Justice Releases Latest California Homicide Rate
Statistics
The California Department of Justice on Friday released the annual Homicide in
California 2010 report showing the rate of homicide crimes per 100,000 in
population decreased 7.8
Nov. 26
CALIFORNIA:
Death row inmates' desire to die renews debate--Legal experts are divided on
whether a condemned prisoner who drops resistance to execution should be
allowed a dignified end
Serial wife-killer Jerry Stanley wants to die.
Imprisoned on death row for the past 28
Nov. 11
CALIFORNIA:
Convicted '70s Calif. killer: Don't send me to NY
A convicted serial killer sentenced to death in five grisly stranglings in
California is fighting to avoid being brought to New York to face new charges
in 2 1970s murders here, saying he needs to work on his appeal
Oct. 26
CALIFORNIA:
Death penalty foes launch initiative drive
Capital punishment opponents launched a drive Tuesday to place an initiative on
the November 2012 ballot to replace the death penalty in California with a
sentence of life in prison without possibility of parole.
Sept. 29
CALIFORNIA:
Field Poll: Less voter support for death penalty
As they have for more than 5 decades, California voters overwhelmingly support
the death penalty - but in a marked shift, more voters now prefer that
convicted murderers be sentenced to life without parole instead
Sept. 3
CALIFORNIA:
Should California abolish its death penalty?
A California legislator has attempted to advance a bill to once again abolish
the state's death penalty, banned in 1972 and reenacted in 1977. In the
proposed measure, withdrawn Aug. 25 because its sponsor said it
Aug. 26
CALIFORNIA:
California death penalty foes to try for ballot initiativeAfter an
anti-death-penalty bill in California's Legislature is withdrawn, Taxpayers for
Justice announces its push for the November 2012 election.
Abolitionists have gained momentum in their campaign to
Aug. 18
CALIFORNIA:
DA to seek death penalty for Schaefer's alleged prison killer
Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a San Quentin inmate charged
with murdering Edward Schaefer, the man who killed a Novato girl with his
motorcycle, the district attorney said Wednesday.
Aug. 17
CALIFORNIA:
Judge sends Ricardo Villa to death row for 1993 Hueneme slaying
Ricardo Villa told a judge today that he never killed an elderly Port Hueneme
woman 18 years ago — that the jury made a mistake in finding him guilty of
1st-degree murder — but the judge still sent him
Feb. 4
CALIFORNIA:
Judges Question Whether Death Penalty Appeal Is Premature
A panel of Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges voiced uncertainty
yesterday as to whether it could hear an appeal by 2 defendants who claim
they were not given sufficient notice of the prosecution's
Jan. 28
CALIFORNIA:
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Brown will ask U.S. to end oversight of
California prisons---Officials say receivership has become a government
unto itself. Overseer says such action would prolong unnecessary deaths
and suffering among inmates.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Jan. 26
CALIFORNIA:
Man charged with murder in homeless burning
Prosecutors say a man has been charged with murder in the death of a
homeless man who was set on fire.
In the case filed Monday, 30-year-old Benjamin Matthew Martin is also
charged with 1 count each of torture, arson
Jan. 22
CALIFORNIA:
Death penalty sought against Marines accused of murderDistrict
attorney: Decision 'wasn't a close call'
Calling the murder of a Marine and his wife in their Winchester home last
year brutal and savage, District Attorney Rod Pacheco on Wednesday said he
will seek
Dec. 6
CALIFORNIA:
Death penalty to be sought in murder case
A City Heights man faces the death penalty on charges that he fatally shot
his pregnant ex-girlfriend after delivering roses to her Mission Valley
office last year.
Deputy District Attorney Matthew Greco told a judge today
Nov. 9
CALIFORNIA:
As DNA test backlogs soar, U.S. cuts funding Law enforcement agencies
that had not used full allocations from previous years found their grants
reduced despite an estimated 400,000 untested cases.
Last summer, the Los Angeles Police Department was dealt a rude
Nov. 4
CALIFORNIA:
Prosecutor says SoCal man deserves death penalty
Prosecutors say a man deserves the death penalty after being convicted of
murdering 3 people, including a married couple he tied to an anchor and
threw off their yacht.
A defense attorney countered on Tuesday that
Oct. 29
CALIFORNIA:
L.A. announces plan to reduce backlog of unexamined DNA evidence from
violent crimes City officials acknowledge that the funding of the $700,000
effort is uncertain. The proposal is scheduled for a City Council vote
Wednesday.
Top city officials Tuesday unveiled a
Oct. 17
CALIFORNIA:
Jury recommends death penalty for double murderer
Jurors have recommended the death penalty for a gang member convicted of
murdering 2 people, including a 14-year-old girl shot while crouching
outside a Compton market.
The Los Angeles Superior Court jury deliberated for
Oct. 10
CALIFORNIAdeath row inmate commits suicide
Orange County killer is found dead in his prison cell
A California inmate condemned to die for the 1988 murder of an Orange
County attorney was found dead in his cell Thursday, authorities said.
Suicide is suspected in the death of
Oct. 10
CALIFORNIA:
Death penalty discussion
Activist Mike Farrell criticized state-sponsored killing under Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger in an address at Pitzer College Wednesday night.
Calling the governor a coward for refusing to stand on principle, the
former star of the television
Oct. 2
CALIFORNIA:
Death row realismDo executions make us safer? San Quentin's former
warden says no.
As the warden of San Quentin, I presided over four executions. After each
one, someone on the staff would ask, Is the world safer because of what
we did tonight?
We knew the answer:
Sept. 25
CALIFORNIA:
New Journal Lends Victims a Voice
Today, the Institute for the Advancement of Criminal Justice (IACJ)
announced the release of the first of many compelling stories that will be
posted to the Victim's Voice Webpage (
http://www.iacj.org/VictimVoices.htm) in connection
Aug. 13
CALIFORNIA:
Jury recommends death penalty in 'Dead Presidents' case
A jury recommended the death penalty today for 2 gang members convicted in
the so-called Dead Presidents quadruple slaying in July 2000.
The verdicts for defendants Luis Alonzo Mendoza and Lorenzo Inez Arias
Aug. 11
CALIFORNIA:
Serra Mesa man convicted of murdering girlfriend; could face death penalty
A Serra Mesa man accused of beating then strangling his girlfriend in the
apartment they shared was convicted Monday of 1st-degree murder and
torture.
After deliberating for about 6 days, a
July 30
CALIFORNIA:
DEATH ROW COST OVERRUN: $40 MILLION-New San Quentin housing also could
run out of room, report says
The cost of new housing for San Quentin State Prison's growing number of
death row inmates will exceed estimates by nearly $40 million, and the
compound could run
July 11
CALIFORNIA:
Death penalty case: 'Years of no closure' SENTENCE, HANDED DOWN IN
'79, STILL UNFULFILLED
David Ghent, Santa Clara County's longest-serving death row inmate, could
have been Exhibit A in last week's report from a state justice commission
on problems and delays in
July 10
CALIFORNIA:
Turn to other options for the death penalty
Coinciding with the release of the California Commission on the Fair
Administration of Justice report on the death penalty was the release of
Paul House, cleared on DNA evidence after 22 years on Tennessees death
row.
There
July 10
CALIFORNIA:
Death penalty's survival uncertain, state finds El Dorado County
prosecutor agrees
Some 71 years after the last hanging of an inmate at Folsom Prison,
California's death penalty is fatally flawed, according to a state
commission report.
The California Commission
July 9
CALIFORNIA:
Metrolink victim's widow opposes death penalty for Juan Manuel
AlvarezLien Wiley blames Metrolink for the crash that killed her
husband and 10 others
The widow of a Metrolink train crash victim told a judge today that she
blamed her husband's death on the train
July 2
CALIFORNIA:
Death penalty system requires a major overhaul
California has the death penalty basically in name only. With 13
executions in 30 years and 673 inmates now on the nation's largest death
row, capital punishment has turned into life without parole - at a stiff
price for
June 30
CALIFORNIA:
California's death penalty process is 'dysfunctional,' panel findsThe
time from sentencing to execution is twice the national average. Panel
recommends limiting crimes eligible for capital punishment or sentencing
inmates to life without parole instead.
June 27
CALIFORNIA:
Widow pleads for death penaltyShe says home is cold and silent after
husband, 2 sons slain in S.F.
Danielle Bologna can't go back home.
Just a week ago, her 2-story house on a quiet street in San Francisco's
Excelsior district was a bustling place, crammed with
June 13
CALIFORNIA:
Time for alternatives to San Quentin death row
The Legislature and the governor, like governors and Legislatures before
them, are ducking hard decisions on what to do about the old death-row
facilities at San Quentin Prison in Marin County.
Now the California state
June 2
CALIFORNIA:
Brittany Hart's Killer Could Face Death Penalty
A prosecutor may announce Monday morning whether he'll seek the execution
of a convicted sex offender accused of killing a young Santee woman whose
body was found in a trash can in the East County mountains.
Robert
May 28
CALIFORNIA:
William Noguera creates art on death row
Every day for hours on end, William Noguera huddles over paper propped on
his steel bed, stippling thousands on thousands of dots that form the
images in his fine photo-realist ink drawings.
I have a sense of urgency when I
May 23
CALIFORNIA:
Judge in death penalty case begins rarely used method of jury selection
William Jennings Choyce, a garbage man from Stockton charged with raping
and murdering 3 prostitutes a decade ago, might not get a lot of sympathy
if he ever argues that jury bias tainted his
May 10
CALIFORNIA:
The view from death row
Richard Adams, a producer in TODAY's Los Angeles bureau, visited
California's San Quentin State Prison as part of this week's Access
Granted: TODAY segment. Here, he offers observations from the trip.
It's a view that people would pay millions
May 8
CALIFORNIA:
Jury recommends death penalty for Gonzalez
After 3 days of deliberation, a jury recommended Thursday the death
penalty to the man convicted in April of murdering off-duty Los Angeles
County Deputy Maria Cecilia Rosa, 30, during a bungled robbery in March
2006.
Frank
May 2
CALIFORNIA:
No death penalty for San Pablo woman charged in deaths of 2 children
The District Attorney's Office will not pursue the death penalty for a San
Pablo woman awaiting trial for the deaths of 2 of her children, a
prosecutor said today.
Lavida Davis, 25, is accused of
April 28
CALIFORNIA:
Cathedral City man who could face death penalty continues trial Tuesday in
Indio
A Cathedral City man, who contends he is mentally retarded, has been
convicted of 14 counts of various offenses in a string of arsons and
burglaries that resulted in the deaths of 2 people
April 20
CALIFORNIA:
The death penalty is law of God, state
A mother's dream is to have a little child she can love and raise. That
child is part of her part of her life, her hopes and her dreams.
No one has the right to take that child and destroy that life and end
those dreams.
Life is
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