Convicted killer who twice avoided execution dies in California prison

KTLA ^ | December 9, 2024 | Travis Schlepp

[artichokegrower]

A man who was twice sentenced to execution and twice avoided that fate died in a prison hospital over the weekend.

Darryl T. Kemp, 88, died of natural causes Saturday at the California Medical Facility in Solano County, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

[artichokegrower]

During his 2009 trial, in an attempt to avoid the death penalty, Kemp’s defense attorneys argued that he suffered from mental illness that compelled him to rape, and that the killings were the accidental result of sexual assaults in which he restricted his victim’s airflow, according to reporting from the East Bay Times.

I have a mental illness that compels me to wish that murdering rapists should be executed

[alstewartfan]

I support vigilante defendants. 😵

[lee martell]

That was what his lawyers saw as a worthy argument for his defense? They should have been jailed for Contempt of Court.
That sounds like mockery of defense.

[Deo volente]

I wasn’t aware that the state placed a “permanent freeze” on executions. When did that happen? I know that Newsom freezed them during his term as governor, but “permanent”? I think that’s a misstatement.

[kiryandil]

This was a job for The Department of Thuggee...

[No name given]

Obviously.

[No name given]

In the case of Daniel Penny, yes.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

There is a rule of thumb to ensure good state governance:

For a well governed state, official policy and laws must be the polar opposite of California's.

[zeestephen]

According to Microsoft Bing...

The most recent California execution was 2006.

Just 13 executions between 1992 and 2006.

There are 737 people on California Death Row.

[TonyM]

Getting the death penalty extends the life expectancy of these animals by at least 20 years. Not to mention better food, better accommodations, and even their clothing is free. Watch TV, work out, and play X-Box all day then spend the night playing with Willie. Its tough being a murderer these days.

[cnsmom]

We need more Daniel Pennys near every school not fewer. These mini thug groups are cropping up everywhere. The elderly and disabled aren’t safe anywhere anymore.

[hal ogen]

What a waste of taxpayers’ money supporting this murderous creep.

[ridesthemiles]

Last numbers of cost-—which are very stale-—==$100,000 per year per Death Row inmate.