again. Guy on death row in California convicted of tieing belt around young ladies throat--beating her head to pulp with hammer--stabbing her and raping her was given stay of executionby U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel because he felt lethal injection "might" cause convicted man discomfort. Cheez--fortuntely CA citizens have taken 1st step in controling these judges by getting enough signatures to bring Jessica's law to vote--at least the pedaphiles will have something to worry about.
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Killer?s Death May Be Halted
California must either scrap plans to execute Michael Angelo Morales next week or change the way it will put the condemned inmate to death, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel of San Jose, responding to a defense challenge that the state's method of carrying out lethal injection is cruel and unusual punishment, gave state authorities the option of defending their current procedure in a two-day court hearing.
Jessica?s Law Gets Big Boost For Ballot
Supporters of the Jessica's Law sex-crimes initiative said Tuesday that they have collected more than enough signatures to qualify the measure for the November ballot. The proponents' campaign plans to turn in more than 550,000 signatures to county elections offices Friday and Tuesday, well above the 374,000 valid signatures required. The campaign recently stopped collecting signatures, consultant Dave Gilliard said.
Sex Predator Debate Heats Up
Politicians took a special interest Tuesday in what is emerging as one of the most politically charged election-year debates: how to protect the public from sexual predators. The day began with proponents of Jessica's Law, a Republican-backed measure calling for stiff penalties and expensive satellite monitoring of pedophiles, announcing they have enough signatures to place the initiative on the November ballot
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Killer?s Death May Be Halted
California must either scrap plans to execute Michael Angelo Morales next week or change the way it will put the condemned inmate to death, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel of San Jose, responding to a defense challenge that the state's method of carrying out lethal injection is cruel and unusual punishment, gave state authorities the option of defending their current procedure in a two-day court hearing.
Jessica?s Law Gets Big Boost For Ballot
Supporters of the Jessica's Law sex-crimes initiative said Tuesday that they have collected more than enough signatures to qualify the measure for the November ballot. The proponents' campaign plans to turn in more than 550,000 signatures to county elections offices Friday and Tuesday, well above the 374,000 valid signatures required. The campaign recently stopped collecting signatures, consultant Dave Gilliard said.
Sex Predator Debate Heats Up
Politicians took a special interest Tuesday in what is emerging as one of the most politically charged election-year debates: how to protect the public from sexual predators. The day began with proponents of Jessica's Law, a Republican-backed measure calling for stiff penalties and expensive satellite monitoring of pedophiles, announcing they have enough signatures to place the initiative on the November ballot
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