Murder Suspect Was On Probation: Fairfield, CA Police have arrested a habitual felon for a Thanksgiving day murder who was on probation at the time of the crime. Henry Lee of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that 19-year-old Leonard Clayton has had multiple "law enforcement contacts" in the past for a variety of crimes including drug possession, burglary, carrying a loaded gun in public, and possession of stolen property, which would have carried time behind bars prior to the state's Realignment law, which reduced the penalties for these crimes.
Prosecutors To Seek Death Penalty For Accused Killer: Prosecutors in Pennsylvania have announced their plans to seek the death penalty for a man who police say brutally raped and murdered a sixth grade math teacher last month. The Associated Press reports that 25-year-old Thomas Moore, along with a 16-year-old accomplice, is accused of torturing the woman and killing her after a botched burglary at her home. Moore's co-defendant will most likely be charged as an adult for the crime, but will not face the death penalty.
CA Sued For Execution Delay: A California judge has issued a tentative ruling requiring that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) defend itself in a lawsuit claiming that it has intentionally delayed executions of condemned murderers for the past nine years. Don Thompson of the Associated Press reports that the lawsuit, which was filed by CJLF, seeks to force the CDCR to adopt a single-drug execution protocol which is currently used in several other states. In her tentative ruling, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Shellyanne Chang determined that CDCR is required by law to adopt an execution protocol, and that victims have the right to seek court action to force compliance. The hearing was held this morning, and a decision is pending.
Prosecutors To Seek Death Penalty For Accused Killer: Prosecutors in Pennsylvania have announced their plans to seek the death penalty for a man who police say brutally raped and murdered a sixth grade math teacher last month. The Associated Press reports that 25-year-old Thomas Moore, along with a 16-year-old accomplice, is accused of torturing the woman and killing her after a botched burglary at her home. Moore's co-defendant will most likely be charged as an adult for the crime, but will not face the death penalty.
CA Sued For Execution Delay: A California judge has issued a tentative ruling requiring that the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) defend itself in a lawsuit claiming that it has intentionally delayed executions of condemned murderers for the past nine years. Don Thompson of the Associated Press reports that the lawsuit, which was filed by CJLF, seeks to force the CDCR to adopt a single-drug execution protocol which is currently used in several other states. In her tentative ruling, Sacramento Superior Court Judge Shellyanne Chang determined that CDCR is required by law to adopt an execution protocol, and that victims have the right to seek court action to force compliance. The hearing was held this morning, and a decision is pending.
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