August 26, 2014

California AG (Black Woman) to appeal death penalty ruling

August 26, 2014/ Tron Nick

California Attorney General Kamala Harris [official website] announced [press release] Thursday that she will appeal a recent ruling [JURIST report] striking down California's death penalty. A judge for the US District Court for the Central District of California [official website] ruled earlier this month that California's use of the death penalty violates the Eighth Amendment [text] of the US Constitution. The district court held that lengthy delays create uncertainty for death row inmates, amounting to cruel and unusual punishment. In a brief statement, Harris said, "I am appealing the court's decision because it is not supported by the law,...

BrownWatch is a non-profit website that provides news and information for the purpose of liberation, education, self-reliance and greater self-knowledge. BrownWatch is intended to function as a tool to overcome info-gaps, verigaps and false programming toward the goal of “Endependence” within the meaning of FUNKTIONARY. It seeks to destroy the master/servant relationship maintaining the system of racism white supremacy and to unplug belief in systems of authority and all other granfalloons ensnaring humankind.

Any reproduction of copyrighted materials is done solely for the “productive uses” and “fair uses” of news reporting, sharing research, criticism, commentary, education and to provide an alternative contextual lens of such material within the meaning of the Copyright Act. 17 USCS § 107 (2019).

More Headlines

California AG (Black Woman) to appeal death penalty ruling

BrownWatch

Get a Phfree sample edition of FUNKTIONARY