California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday imposed a moratorium on the death ...
SACRAMENTO - California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday imposed a moratorium on the death penalty as the possibility of the first executions in the state in 13 years loomed, causing him a crisis of conscience.
Flanked by Democratic party leaders, Newsom said he decided to take the move because elements of the death penalty, stalled in California since 2006, were suddenly moving forward on his watch. Ellen Kreitzberg, a death penalty expert and opponent at Santa Clara University law school in California, welcomed Newsom’s move.
Newsom’s order drew criticism from some law enforcement groups, including the Association of Deputy District Attorneys, a prosecutors’ association.
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