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California Commission Issues Final Report & Recommendations

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The California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice has issued its final report and recommendations on that state's use of the death penalty.  Here is the table of contents:INTRODUCTION: CHARGE AND NATURE OF INQUIRYSUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS PART A: WHY THE SYSTEM IS BROKEN, AND WHAT IT WILLTAKE TO FIX IT.1. California?s Death Penalty Law2. Excessive Delay in California3. Ineffective Assistance of Counsel4. The Risk of Wrongful Executions, Wrongful Convictions and Wrongful Death Sentences5. Recommendations for the Trial of Death Penalty Cases6. Recommendations for the Direct Appeal of Death Penalty Cases7. Recommendations for State Habeas Corpus Review of Death Judgments8. Recommendations for Federal Habeas Corpus Review of California Death Judgments PART B: AVAILABLE ALTERNATIVES...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on June 30, 2008 (boomark / email).