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Sunday, October 17, 2004

Death Penalty Crumbling

In another blow to California's archaic capital punishment system, the California Bar Association has joined a growing number of groups in calling for a moratorium on the death penalty. The group, which represents attorneys of all types, is urging the governor and legislature to impose a two-year ban on executions to investigate the multiple flaws of the death penalty. A committee will be set up to look at all of the issues, and undoubtedly, will find that the system is simply too flawed to fix. Many other states that have had a similar commission have ruled in favor of abolishing the death penalty in its entirety. This is just one of many factors hinting towards an end to capital punishment in California and beyond.
Article here.

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