Forum Newsfront
May, 1972
Two States Close Death RowFor the first time, high courts in two states have declared the death penalty unconstitutional.The supreme court of California, interpreting a section of the state constitution, decided six to one that execution is cruel and unusual punishment that is "unnecessary to any legitimate goal of the stale and ... incompatible with the dignity of man and the judicial process." Also by a six-to-one vote, the New Jersey supreme court struck down that state's death pena...
