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    Excerpt From Decision Overturning CA Death Penalty

    A Los Angeles federal judge struck down the California death penalty because the system was "plagued by inordinate and unpredictable delay."

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    A Los Angeles federal judge struck down the California death penalty because the system was "plagued by inordinate and unpredictable delay." Below is an excerpt from the ruling from Jones v. Chapell.

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