The death penalty is setting up to be a hot topic in the next California election. Advocates on both sides of the issue have proposed legislation to be voted on in 2016. Proponents of the death penalty have asserted a ballot measure that would speed up executions in California while anti-death penalty advocates such as criminal defense attorneys aim to get a measure on the ballot which would repeal the state death penalty entirely. In 2014, Californians for Death Penalty Reform and Savings proposed a measure aimed at reducing the time between conviction and execution in California from as long as … Continue reading Changes Ahead in the California Death Penalty