Claremont Courier3hOpinion
viewpoint: the death penalty is absurd
The death penalty is riddled with hypocrisy. It attempts to punish murder through another act of murder. And the state’s ...
A rare decision: California Supreme Court tosses murder conviction with death sentence
The California Supreme Court reversed a Los Angeles gang leader’s three murder convictions and death sentence Thursday, saying the trial judge had wrongly dismissed a holdout juror. It was the first ...
Death penalty conviction for notorious L.A. gang killer overturned by state’s high court
Infamous Atwater Village gang boss Timothy McGhee’s first-degree murder convictions were tossed out by the California Supreme ...
Letters to the Editor: 'Some crimes are just so heartless and inhumane that life in prison doesn't seem like enough of a punishment'
A reader is in favor of Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman's decision to seek the death penalty in special circumstances that ...
Feds launch investigation into whether California sheriff’s department infringes on 2nd Amendment rights
The investigation comes after the California Rifle and Pistol Association and other Second Amendment rights activists sued ...
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Public Defenders Slam DA’s Death Penalty Decision While Hochman Tries to Burnish Reform Credentials
A growing rift between Los Angeles County’s public defenders and the District Attorney’s Office exploded into public view ...
Trump declared war on fentanyl traffickers. Is it what parents of overdose victims want?
President Trump has designated cartels as terrorist groups and called for the death penalty against fentanyl dealers. His ...