California Death Penalty

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday halted the death penalty, saying he was deeply troubled by the possibility of executing an innocent person even though California voters have repeatedly backed capital punishment.

After condemning the most vicious murderers to death for nearly 40 years, but rarely seeing them meet that fate, California voters said enough.

A US federal judge has declared the death penalty in the state of California as unconstitutional.

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday halted the death penalty, saying he was deeply troubled by the possibility of executing an innocent person even though California voters have repeatedly backed capital punishment.

After condemning the most vicious murderers to death for nearly 40 years, but rarely seeing them meet that fate, California voters said enough.

A US federal judge has declared the death penalty in the state of California as unconstitutional.