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Californians Back Death Penalty Despite Legal Clouds
Californians approved Prop 17 by a two to one margin, restoring the death penalty but leaving a cloud over its use with the U S Supreme Court decisions. The measure upends a 1969 court ruling and sparks debate on whether executions can resume, while officials weigh new legislation and court challenges.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Michael Franchetti
U.S. Supreme Court
Franchetti
H.L. Richardson
Arcadia
George Deukmejian
Long Beach
Assembly
Bob Moretti
van Nuys
George Moscone
San Francisco
House
Anthony Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Stanford
U.S
The
American Civil Liberties Union
San Quentin
Ramona _ Ripston
Southern California
ACLU
California Supreme Court
Charles Manson