Instead of outright abolition, opponents of the California death penalty are pushing legislation to limit death sentences. But the blowback to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to dismantle Death Row at San Quentin demonstrates the political risk. Unable to persuade California voters to do away with capital punishment altogether, the movement to abolish the death penalty […]
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McGuire Applauds Death Penalty Moratorium That Halts Executions of Two Humboldt County Inmates
North Coast State Sen. Mike McGuire issued a statement this morning applauding Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to halt state executions in California and shutter the lethal injection chamber at San Quentin State Prison for his tenure in office. Newsom’s decision offers an immediate — if temporary — reprieve to the state’s 737 death row inmates, […]
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UPDATED: DA: No Death Penalty in Gang Murder Case
UPDATE: Eighteen-year-old Joe Olivo III, one of four men accused of the gang-related murder of a 14-year-old Arcata boy in 2014, will be tried as an adult in the case, according Humboldt County District Attorney Maggie Fleming. Olivo III, who police identified as a Sureño gang member, was arrested Feb. 2 in San Luis Obispo […]
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A Capital Question
As the race to become Humboldt County’s next district attorney hits full stride, a trial quietly looms in the background — the first local death penalty case in decades — with the potential to bring the issue of capital punishment front and center in the campaign. With little attention or fanfare, Humboldt County District Attorney […]
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Gallegos: No Death Penalty in Arcata Double Murder Case
Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty in the case of alleged double-murderer Bodhi Tree. Humboldt County District Attorney Paul Gallegos said that, after carefully reviewing the case, he has decided not to purse capital punishment against Tree, who stands accused of gunning down two people at a house on Arcata’s Eye Street in May […]