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What the ruling in favor of CA death penalty means for those on death row
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Nov 13, 2015
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What the ruling in favor of CA death penalty means for those on death row
Yesterday, a federal appeals panel overturned a previous ruling that California's capital punishment system is unconstitutional.
The lethal injection room at San Quentin Prison in California.
The lethal injection room at San Quentin Prison in California.
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Yesterday, a federal appeals panel overturned a previous ruling that California's capital punishment system is unconstitutional.

Yesterday, a federal appeals panel overturned a previous ruling that California's capital punishment system is unconstitutional.

The case in question dates back to a death sentence doled out twenty years ago.

Ellen Kreitzberg, law professor at Santa Clara University, joined Take Two to discuss the ruling and what it means for the future of executions in California.

To hear the full interview, click the link above.