[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----NEB., CALIF.

[Rick Halperin]

Nov. 9



NEBRASKA:

Brumback family reacts after reinstatement of death penalty----'Anthony Garcia 
should not be allowed to live on this earth'


Carol Brumback, the sister of late Dr. Roger Brumback, is thankful to hear that 
Nebraska reinstated the death penalty.

Dr. Roger Brumback, along with 3 others, was killed by Anthony Garcia.

Carol Brumback says with the death penalty reinstated, it could mean Garcia's 
life could end.

"Anthony Garcia should not be allowed to live on this earth," said Carol 
Brumback. "He tortured 4 innocent people, including a defenseless child. This 
is an unbelievable crime."

A 3-judge panel will meet to decide if Garcia will get the death penalty. It's 
unknown when that meeting will take place.

"The death penalty will never bring back our loved ones, but it is a fitting 
punishment for the hideous crimes Anthony Garcia committed," said Carol 
Brumback. "Roger and Mary may be gone, but their memories will always be with 
us."

(source: KETV news)






CALIFORNIA:

California decisively strengthens death penalty


California voters early Wednesday decisively decided to strengthen capital 
punishment in their state, by declining to repeal the death penalty and 
choosing to expedite appeals to quicken the pace of executions.

Proposition 62 was voted against by 54 % of California voters.

The legislation would have repealed capital punishment in California and 
replaced it with life imprisonment without parole. If passed, the legislation 
would have applied retroactively to people already on death row, and required 
prisoners serving life sentence without parole for murder to work while in 
behind bars.

Proponents had pushed that it would save innocent people from execution, as 
well as save taxpayers up to $150 million annually.

California voters then narrowly voted to pass Proposition 66, with a 2 % 
margin: 51 % to 49 %. The legislation changes the procedures for how California 
court challenges death sentencing.

Initial death sentence appeals would be directed to a superior court judge, and 
the number of successive appeals would be limited.

Supporters say it will fix up a broken death penalty system and speed up 
executions to help bring justice to victims' families. It will also save 
taxpayers millions in incarceration costs, advocates said.

California's last execution was in 2006. Executions have been halted because of 
a 9th Circuit ruling requiring a medical professional to administer lethal 
injection drugs because its current method caused "cruel and unusual 
punishment." A new 1-drug method is currently under review.

Since 1978, only 13 people have been put to death in California. Nearly 750 are 
on death row.

(source: Washington Examiner)