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California's Death Penalty Doesn't Serve Justice

By Steve Hall

That's the title of Los Angeles Times commentary from Gil Garcetti, former Los Angeles District Attorney from 1992-2000. Retired Superior Court Judge Donald A. McCartin expresses clear and persuasive reasons  why California should abolish the death penalty. I was the Los Angeles County district attorney for eight years and chief deputy district attorney for four years. During those years, I was responsible for my office's decision to seek the death penalty in dozens of cases. In each case, the facts were so horrific and compelling that I permitted the prosecutors to pursue the ultimate punishment.   Part of a prosecutor?s responsibility is to seek justice and retribution for the victim of a murder. Of special concern throughout my 32 years as a prosecutor was the effect of a particular crime on the family and close friends of the victim...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 28, 2011 (boomark / email).