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  • AP Interview: George calls death penalty 'dysfunctional' (Chief Justice, Ca. Supreme Court)

    04/30/2006 10:18:28 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 3 replies · 281+ views
    ap on Riverside Press Enterprise ^ | 4/30/06 | David Kravets - ap
    The chief justice of the California Supreme Court said the state's death penalty has become "dysfunctional" and blamed lawmakers for looking the other way as 650 condemned inmates idle on death row. Ronald George said in an interview with The Associated Press that the Legislature's inability to adequately fund capital punishment has led to a de facto moratorium on executions in California. "I think that there are many, many things in the eyes of legislators that have greater priority," said George, who marks his 10th anniversary as chief justice on Monday. "That's the problem. People want to have the death...