Even before Mr. Newsom made his announcement, supporters of the death penalty predicted legal challenges to any moratorium. “California is liberal, I think we all know that. I think with the death penalty it comes down to specifics of cases. Three other governors — in Oregon, Colorado and Pennsylvania — have issued moratoriums on the death penalty. “A moratorium in California has enormous symbolic value,” said Robert Dunham, the executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center.

Source: New York Times March 13, 2019 02:29 UTC