Report and Recommendations on the Administration of the Death Penalty in California

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    ifbomouv|ivo`m c Eiaoc`|moiu fhivd whmiav ai{- Liuhf xw`m vdho|

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    yxhuvo`mu e`bwoahf l vdh E`bbouuo`m-8

    E`bbouuo`mh|u dhi|f vdh vhuvob`m `c nxfkhu! w|`uhexv`|u! imf

    fhchmuh ai{h|u ievosha hmkikhf om vdh ifbomouv|ivo`m imf `wh|ivo`m `c

    Eiaoc`|moiu fhivd whmiav ai{! iu {haa iu ieifhboeu! soevobu `c e|obh!

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    33 {|ovvhm uxlbouuo`mu iff|huuomk vdhuh yxhuvo`mu {h|h iau` |hehoshf-

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    iu eiaaomk c`| i nxfkbhmv `m vdh b`|iaov c vdh fhivd whmiav- Vdh

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    Vdh uuvhb ou waikxhf {ovd htehuuosh fhai om vdh iww`omvbhmvu `c

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    om vdh |hsoh{ `c iwwhiau imf dilhiu whvovo`mu lhc`|h vdh Eiaoc`|moi Uxw|hbh

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    8 Vdh c`exu yxhuvo`mu i|h ivviedhf v` vdou |hw`|v iu Iwwhmfot O-

    3 Vhuvob`m `c Eiaoc`|moi Edohc Nxuvoeh \`miaf B- Kh`|kh! Nimxi| 97!

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    so`aivo`mu i|h uxeehhfomk om chfh|ia e`x|vu iv i sh| dokd |ivh- Vdxu ci|!

    chfh|ia e`x|vu dish |hmfh|hf comia nxfkbhmv om 86 dilhiu e`|wxu ediaahmkhu

    v` Eiaoc`|moi fhivd whmiav nxfkbhmvu- \haohc om vdh c`|b `c i mh{ kxoav v|oia

    `| i mh{ whmiav dhi|omk {iu k|imvhf om 54 `c vdh eiuhu! `| ;7(-;

    Vdh Edohc Nxuvoeh v`af vdh E`bbouuo`m vdiv oc m`vdomk ou f`mh! vdh

    lieja`ku om w`uv e`msoevo`m w|`ehhfomku {oaa e`mvomxh v` k|`{ xmvoa vdh

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    4 [dhvdh| vdh fhivd whmiav diu i fhvh||hmv hcchev ou i d`va e`mvhuvhf ouuxh- E`bwi|h F|- Wixa \xlom!Vhuvob`m Lhc`|h vdh Uxle`bbovvhh `m vdh E`muvovxvo`m! Eosoa \okdvu! imf W|`wh|v \okdvu `c vdhE`bbovvhh `m vdh Nxfoeoi|! X-U- Uhmivh! Chl- 9!

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    Vdh E`bbouuo`m dhi|f b`somk vhuvob`m c|`b vdh wi|hmvu imf `vdh|

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    vdh |huwhevcxa e`muofh|ivo`m `c vdh E`bbouuo`m-

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    Vdou |hw`|v ou fosofhf omv` vd|hh wi|vu- Om Wi|v I! vdh E`bbouuo`m

    ofhmvocohu cai{u om Eiaoc`|moiu fhivd whmiav uuvhb vdiv |hmfh| ov

    fucxmevo`mia! imf |hbhfohu {h xmimob`xua |he`bbhmf v` |hwio| ov-

    \hwio|omk vdh uuvhb {`xaf hmilah Eiaoc`|moi v` iedohsh vdh mivo`mia

    ish|ikh `c i v{hash hi| fhai lhv{hhm w|`m`xmehbhmv `c uhmvhmeh imf vdh

    e`bwahvo`m `c iaa nxfoeoia |hsoh{ `c vdh uhmvhmeh- Om Wi|v L! vdh E`bbouuo`m

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    |hki|fomk iavh|mivoshu isioailah v` Eiaoc`|moiu w|huhmv fhivd whmiav ai{-

    Vdh E`bbouuo`m bijhu m` |he`bbhmfivo`m |hki|fomk vdhuh iavh|mivoshu- Om

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    Wi|v E! vdh E`bbouuo`m w|huhmvu |he`bbhmfivo`mu |haivomk v` bouehaaimh`xu

    iuwhevu `c vdh ifbomouv|ivo`m `c Eiaoc`|moiu fhivd whmiav ai{- [h {h|h m`v

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    fouuhmvu i|h m`vhf {dh|h iwwaoeilah- E`bbouuo`mh| Nh|| L|`{m! Ivv`|mh

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    [oaaoib L|ivv`m! Edohc `c W`aoeh c`| vdh Eov `c A`u Imkhahu! iluviomu c|`b

    vdh uwheocoe |he`bbhmfivo`mu om vdou \hw`|v! imf {oaa ouuxh i uhwi|ivh

    htwaimiv`| uvivhbhmv-

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    c`| vdh fhivd whmiav imf! iee`|fomka! vdh fhivd whmiav ou vdh ai{ `c vdou

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    uhmvhmeh `c fhivd v` hthexvo`m ish|ikhu `sh| v{` fheifhu om Eiaoc`|moi- Nxuv

    v` jhhw eiuhu b`somk iv vdou umioau wieh! {h uwhmf ai|kh ib`xmvu `c

    vitwih|u b`mh hied hi|> l e`muh|sivosh huvobivhu! {haa `sh| `mh

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    {ovd |hiu`milah fouwived! lxv iv vdh uibh vobh om i bimmh| vdiv iuux|hu

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    vdh Cio| Ifbomouv|ivo`m `c Nxuvoeh xmimob`xua |he`bbhmfu vdh c`aa`{omk

    uvhwu v` iedohsh vdh k`iau `c Eiaoc`|moiu fhivd whmiav ai{>

    9- Vdh E`bbouuo`m |he`bbhmfu vdiv vdh Eiaoc`|moi Ahkouaivx|h

    obbhfoivha iff|huu vdh xmisioailoaov `c yxiaocohf! e`bwhvhmv ivv`|mhu

    v` ieehwv iww`omvbhmvu v` dimfah fo|hev iwwhiau imf dilhiu e`|wxu

    w|`ehhfomku om Eiaoc`|moi fhivd whmiav eiuhu>

    I- Vdh E`bbouuo`m |he`bbhmfu vdiv vdh lieja`k `c eiuhu i{iovomk

    iww`omvbhmv `c e`xmuha v` dimfah fo|hev iwwhiau om fhivd whmiav eiuhu

    lh haobomivhf l htwimfomk vdh @ccoeh `c vdh Uvivh Wxlaoe Fhchmfh| v` im

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    vdh @UWF Lxfkhv! v` lh wdiuhf om `sh| i vd|hh hi| wh|o`f-?

    L- Vdh E`bbouuo`m |he`bbhmfu vdiv vdh lieja`k `c eiuhu i{iovomk

    iww`omvbhmv `c e`xmuha v` dimfah dilhiu e`|wxu w|`ehhfomku om fhivd

    whmiav eiuhu lh haobomivhf l htwimfomk vdh Eiaoc`|moi Dilhiu E`|wxu

    \hu`x|eh Ehmvh| v` im ixvd`|o~hf uv|hmkvd `c 987 ai{h|u- Vdou {oaa

    |hyxo|h i 877( ome|hiuh om vdh EDE\E Lxfkhv! v` lh wdiuhf om `sh| i

    cosh hi| wh|o`f-97

    E- Vdh E`bbouuo`m |he`bbhmfu vdiv vdh uviccomk `c vdh @ccoehu `c vdh

    Ivv`|mh Khmh|ia {doed dimfah fhivd whmiav iwwhiau imf dilhiu

    e`|wxu w|`ehhfomku lh ome|hiuhf iu mhhfhf v` |huw`mf v` vdh ome|hiuhf

    uvicc `c vdh @ccoeh `c vdh Uvivh Wxlaoe Fhchmfh| imf vdh Eiaoc`|moi

    Dilhiu E`|wxu \hu`x|eh Ehmvh|-

    F- Vdh E`bbouuo`m |he`bbhmfu vdiv cxmfu lh bifh isioailah v` vdh

    Eiaoc`|moi Uxw|hbh E`x|v v` hmux|h vdiv iaa iww`omvbhmvu `c w|osivh

    e`xmuha v` |hw|huhmv fhivd |`{ ombivhu `m fo|hev iwwhiau imf dilhiu

    e`|wxu w|`ehhfomku e`bwa {ovd ILI Kxofhaomhu 6-9$I/! imf i|h cxaa

    e`bwhmuivhf iv |ivhu vdiv i|h e`bbhmux|ivh {ovd vdh w|`souo`m `c dokd

    yxiaov ahkia |hw|huhmvivo`m imf |hcahev vdh htv|i`|fomi|

    ? E`bbouuo`mh| Dh|uhj iluviomu c|`b vdou |he`bbhmfivo`m-

    97 E`bbouuo`mh| Aix|hmeh iluviomu c|`b vdou |he`bbhmfivo`m-

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    |huw`muoloaovohu om fhivd whmiav |hw|huhmvivo`m- Caiv chh e`mv|ievu

    ud`xaf m`v lh xvoao~hf xmahuu im d`x|a iavh|mivosh ou isioailah! imf im

    w`vhmvoia e`mcaoevu `c omvh|huv lhv{hhm vdh ai{h| bitobo~omk dou `| dh|

    |hvx|m imf uwhmfomk c`| mhehuui| omshuvokivo`m! imf htwh|v iuuouvimeh

    imf `vdh| htwhmuhu i|h haobomivhf-

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    yxiaov ahkia |hw|huhmvivo`m imf |hcahev vdh htv|i`|fomi| |huw`muoloaovohu om

    fhivd whmiav |hw|huhmvivo`m-

    Wi|v L> Isioailah Iavh|mivoshu-

    Vdh |hbhfohu {doed vdh E`bbouuo`m diu w|`w`uhf om Wi|v I {oaa |hyxo|h vdh

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    Eiaoc`|moi v` |hfxeh vdh e`uvu obw`uhf l Eiaoc`|moiu fhivd whmiav ai{-

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    fhivd whmiav! imf uhe`mf! v` |hwaieh vdh fhivd whmiav {ovd i

    bitobxb whmiav `c aochvobh omei|eh|ivo`m {ovd`xv vdh w`uuoloaov `c

    wi|`ah-

    Xuomk e`muh|sivosh |`xkd w|`nhevo`mu! vdh E`bbouuo`m huvobivhu vdh

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    uuvhb icvh| obwahbhmvivo`m `c vdh |hc`|bu |he`bbhmfhf om Wi|v I $&

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    si|oivo`mu {doed vdh E`bbouuo`m diu m`v e`muofh|hf- [doah vdh

    E`bbouuo`m bijhu m` |he`bbhmfivo`mu |hki|fomk vdhuh iavh|mivoshu! {h

    lhaohsh vdh ud`xaf lh w|huhmvhf u` vdh wxlaoe fhlivh `sh| vdh cxvx|h `c vdh

    fhivd whmiav om Eiaoc`|moi {oaa lh cxaa omc`|bhf-

    [dhvdh| v` f` m`vdomk! v` bijh vdh omshuvbhmvu mhhfhf v` cot

    vdh ex||hmv uuvhb! v` |hwaieh vdh ex||hmv uuvhb {ovd i mi||`{h| fhivd

    whmiav ai{! `| v` |hwaieh eiwovia wxmoudbhmv {ovd aochvobh omei|eh|ivo`m i|h

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