Jones v. Chappell: Dismantling the Death Penalty in California

On July 16, 2014, a federal judge ruled that systemic delay in California’s death penalty system renders it unconstitutional (Jones v. Chappell, No. 2:09-cv-02158 (C.D. Cal. July 16, 2014)).  Following is a brief summary of Jones v. Chappell, prepared by Stephen M. Duvernay, a Senior Research Fellow with the California Constitution Center at Berkeley Law,with answers […]