scott peterson...innocent or guilty?

[DigitalDrifter]

They're calling this guy the 'Broward Coward'.

I sure the hell wouldn't want to be him, and have this on my concience the rest of my life.

 

[sealybobo]

Not in fucked up Calif. He'll probably get 20-life and be out in 10.

He was going to die but not anymore Gov. Gavin Newsom Halts Executions In California, Calls Death Penalty 'A Failure' | HuffPost

 

[JimBowie1958]

They're calling this guy the 'Broward Coward'.

I sure the hell wouldn't want to be him, and have this on my concience the rest of my life.

Who is being called that?

 

[keepitreal]

“I do not believe that a civilized society can claim to be a leader in the world as long as its government continues to sanction the premeditated and discriminatory execution of its people,” Newsom said in prepared remarks. “The death penalty is inconsistent with our bedrock values and strikes at the very heart of what it means to be a Californian.”

For a moment, I thought he was talking about abortion

 

[sealybobo]

“I do not believe that a civilized society can claim to be a leader in the world as long as its government continues to sanction the premeditated and discriminatory execution of its people,” Newsom said in prepared remarks. “The death penalty is inconsistent with our bedrock values and strikes at the very heart of what it means to be a Californian.”

For a moment, I thought he was talking about abortion

Why are these people still alive?

Death row prisoners with ties to the Modesto area

Name Offense date Trial county Sentencing date
Michael Bell Jan. 20, 1997 Stanislaus June 24, 1999
Brian Johnsen March 1, 1992 Stanislaus June 9, 1994
Huber Mendoza Dec. 12, 2001 Stanislaus April 24, 2006
Scott Peterson Dec. 24, 2002 San Mateo (Stanislaus case) March 16, 2005
Rodney San Nicolas May 6, 1990 Stanislaus Aug. 31, 1992
Michael Slaughter Jan. 24, 1990 Stanislaus Nov. 27, 1991
Richard Vieira May 20, 1990 Stanislaus March 30, 1992
Daniel Whalen March 21, 1994 Stanislaus June 24, 1996
Cuitlatuac Rivera April 15, 2004 Merced June 21, 2007
Cary Stayner Feb. 15, 1999 Santa Clara (Mariposa case) Dec. 12, 2002
Keith Adcox May 27, 1982 Tuolumne July 11, 1983
Jerry Bunyard Nov. 1, 1979 San Joaquin Feb. 2, 1981
William Choyce (Multiple Dates) San Joaquin Dec. 15, 2008
Antonio Espinoza Jan. 25, 1982 San Joaquin Sept. 17, 1986
Mao Hin Oct. 10, 2003 San Joaquin Feb. 24, 2006
Danny Horning Sept. 19, 1990 San Joaquin Jan. 26, 1995
Angelo Melendez Dec. 13, 2000 San Joaquin Aug. 18, 2003