Federal Appeals Court Leaves State Death Penalty System In Place

Federal Appeals Court Leaves State Death Penalty System In Place

California’s death penalty was left in place by a federal appeals court in San Francisco today. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court…

Judge Rules California Death Penalty Unconstitutional

Judge Rules California Death Penalty Unconstitutional

California’s death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment because the system is “dysfunctional” and its implementation arbitrary, a federal judge ruled today. U.S. District Judge…

Convicted Serial Killer Sentenced To Death

Convicted Serial Killer Sentenced To Death

4:11 PM: After denying serial killer Joseph Naso’s motions for a new trial and listening to Naso’s continuing insistence he is innocent, Marin County Superior…

Drug Protocol Change Could Delay All California Executions For Several Years

Drug Protocol Change Could Delay All California Executions For Several Years

A decision by the administration of Gov. Jerry Brown to switch from three drugs to a one-drug protocol for lethal injections will delay the potential…

Court In SF Hears Bid To Reinstate Lethal Injection Protocol

Court In SF Hears Bid To Reinstate Lethal Injection Protocol

A lawyer for the state asked an appeals court in San Francisco today to reinstate California’s three-drug lethal-injection procedure for executing death row inmates. Deputy…