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San Quentin Death Row Inmate Found Dead In Apparent Suicide
San Quentin death row inmate Justin Alan Helzer, who was convicted in 2004 of five murders in Concord and in Marin County in 2000, committed suicide by hanging himself in his cell Sunday, San Quentin State Prison Lt. Sam Robinson said this afternoon.
Conviction, Death Penalty Reinstated In 1979 San Jose Murder
A federal appeals court in San Francisco on Thursday reinstated the murder conviction and death penalty of a Santa Clara County man who has been on death row for 33 years.
Richmond Toll Plaza Killer Sentenced To Death
A Richmond man who gunned down his former girlfriend and her friend on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge toll plaza because he believed the pair was romantically involved was sentenced to death Friday.
Sentencing In Toll Plaza Murders Delayed; Killer Hurls More Insults At Victims’ Families
Sentencing was delayed Tuesday morning for a man who gunned down his ex-girlfriend and her friend at the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge toll plaza in 2009.
Jury Weighs Death Penalty For Richmond Toll Booth Killer
A Contra Costa County jury is now weighing the fate of the man who murdered his former girlfriend and her male friend on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge toll plaza.
Voters Reject California Death Penalty Repeal
California voters have decided to retain the death penalty for the state’s worst criminals, rejecting the argument that too few death row inmates are executed to justify the cost.
Anti-Death Penalty Proposition 34 Failing At The Polls
Having tried and failed before to abolish California’s death penalty on moral grounds, capital punishment foes took a new tack this election season: state finances.
Proposition 34 Supporters Say Death Penalty Too Costly In Cash-Strapped State
Death penalty opponents in California are trying a new argument this year: Abolish capital punishment because the perpetually cash-strapped state just can’t afford it.
3 Ex-California Governors Oppose Death Penalty Repeal
Three former California governors joined prosecutors and families of murder victims Tuesday to urge voters to reject a ballot proposal next week that would abolish the state’s death penalty.
Poll Finds California Voters Split Over Repealing Death Penalty
A new Field Poll shows California voters split over a November ballot initiative seeking to repeal the death penalty.
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