Sirhan’s Death Sentence Leaves Long Road to Execution
California faces a de facto moratorium as Sirhan B. Sirhan awaits potential appeals and a transfer to a high security unit. Executions nationwide halted. San Quentin hosts condemned inmates amid staffing and safety debates. The state expands Death Row and contemplates Vacaville cell complex for isolated confinement.
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Sirhan B. Sirhan
Aaron C. Mitchell
San Quentin
Sacramento
James W. L. Park
State Department of Corrections
Sirhan
Assembly Criminal Procedure Committee
Ons
Vacaville
Department of Corrections
Corrections
Raymond K. Procunier
Warden Park
Vane Oo
Geleener
Anthony Montoya Lara
Seer Ave
Wilmington
Raymond von Meyegenn
Sirhan Sirhan Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
The jury convicted Sirhan Bishara Sirhan of murder in the first degree for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and fixed the penalty at death. Sirhan showed no visible reaction as the verdict was read, with his defense team planning to appeal while prosecutors praised the decision as a deterrent to political violence.
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Superior Court
Herbert V. Walker
Bruce Elliott
Redondo Beach
Daryl Chessman
Alice Nishikawa
Sirhan Bishara
Sirhan
Kennedy
Cooper
Supreme Court
Compton
Ambassador Hotel
Juror Expresses Views On Capital Punishment Deliberations
The juror who announced the penalty as death in California law stated it was deserved and refused to name holdouts. Fellow juror Gilbert F. Grace described the deliberations as a hard verdict, while foreman Bruce Elliott of Redondo Beach compared his leadership to a chalkboard teaching style.
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Park
California
Gilbert F. Grace
Bruce Elliott
Redondo Beach
Sirhan Sirhan’s Father Condemns America After Verdict
Bishara Sirhan, father of Sirhan Sirhan the Kennedy assassination defendant, told AP he regretted the outcome and blamed “mad America.” He warned his son would face death proudly if executed, and claimed 100 million Arabs would respond. A Beirut spokesman for Al Fatah characterized the verdict as a result of American policy.
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Taiyebeh
Jordan
Bishara Sirhan
Robert E. Kennedy
America
Associated Press
al Fatah
Sirhan
Palestine
Pasadena voters reject $34 million bond and tax override
In Pasadena, voters within the Pasadena Unified School District defeated a $34 million bond issue and a tax override proposal in Tuesday’s balloting. The county registrar of voters reported the results on Wednesday.
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Pasadena
UPS
Pasadena Unified
County Registrar of Voters
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United Nations
Munir
Lynn Compton
Walker's the Friendly Store
Long Beach
Zenith
Oper
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Perma Press
Belgium
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