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In a first, California Supreme Court reverses a death penalty under new racial justice law
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The California Supreme Court this week reversed the death sentence of a Los Angeles Bloods gang member convicted of killing a rival Crip in the early 1990s because a prosecutor compared him to a dangerous animal, the first time a death sentence has […]
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According to Palo Alto Online’s source item, In a first, California Supreme Court reverses a death penalty under new racial justice law, This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The California Supreme Court this week reversed the death sentence of a Los Angeles Bloods gang member convicted of killing a rival Crip in the early 1990s because a prosecutor compared him to a dangerous animal, the first time a death sentence has […]
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- In a first, California Supreme Court reverses a death penalty under new racial justice lawPalo Alto Online - 2026-06-03T22:30:16+00:00
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