Title

Capital Punishment.

Attorney General No.

SA93RF0047

Secretary of State No.

631

Description

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Requires imposition of penalty of death when person has been found guilty of murder in the first degree, notwithstanding any other law. Reduces the minimum age for imposition of penalty of death from 18 years of age, at the time of commission of the crime, to 16 years of age. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: Would result in additional costs, partially offset by savings, to state and local governments for trials, appeals, and imprisonment of persons sentenced to the death penalty. The net costs are unknown, but are probably major.

Proponents

Paul Norwood, M.D. Zero Tolerance For Murder, P.O. Box 13219, Fresno, California 93794-3219

Date

2-14-1994

Document Type

Initiative

Qualified

Failed to Qualify

Recommended Citation

Capital Punishment. California Initiative 631 (1994).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/794