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Capital Punishment in California Faces Long Pause
In San Francisco dispatch, capital punishment appears near extinction as California has not executed anyone in over a year and few expect executions this year despite Governor Reagan defending the death penalty. Death row at San Quentin holds 76 inmates as the state battles constitutionality before the U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
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Ronald Reagan
State Supreme Court
National Association For the Advancement of Colared People
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Supreme Court
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University of Pennsylvania
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United States
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Los Angeles
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