Proposition 89 Parole Of Convicted Murderers

Proposition 89 is expected to win hands down. After all, so the reasoning goes, who is going to vote against a measure designed to keep murderers in prison? Supporters and opponents alike predict a landslide victory Nov. 8 for the proposed state constitutional amendment that would give the governor the authority to cancel paroles granted to murderers. Even the lineup of names on the official ballot arguments looks like a mismatch.

Attorneys for an imprisoned killer asked the California Supreme Court Wednesday to order his immediate release, saying Gov. Pete Wilson acted unlawfully in invoking a 1988 law for the first time to block the inmate's parole. The law, an amendment to the state Constitution approved by the voters as Proposition 89, allows a governor to overturn a decision by parole authorities to free a convicted killer.

Sifting the longest list of statewide propositions in 66 years, California voters Tuesday approved an increase in the state tobacco tax and AIDS testing of sex crime suspects but rejected radical changes in existing programs for controlling the AIDS epidemic. The vote on a proposal for guaranteed funding for public schools and community colleges was too close to call. Although Gov.

Sifting the longest list of statewide propositions in 66 years, California voters Tuesday approved an increase in the state tobacco tax and AIDS testing of sex crime suspects but rejected radical changes in existing programs for controlling the AIDS epidemic. The vote on a proposal for guaranteed funding for public schools and community colleges was too close to call. Although Gov.

Attorneys for an imprisoned killer asked the California Supreme Court Wednesday to order his immediate release, saying Gov. Pete Wilson acted unlawfully in invoking a 1988 law for the first time to block the inmate's parole. The law, an amendment to the state Constitution approved by the voters as Proposition 89, allows a governor to overturn a decision by parole authorities to free a convicted killer.

Proposition 89 is expected to win hands down. After all, so the reasoning goes, who is going to vote against a measure designed to keep murderers in prison? Supporters and opponents alike predict a landslide victory Nov. 8 for the proposed state constitutional amendment that would give the governor the authority to cancel paroles granted to murderers. Even the lineup of names on the official ballot arguments looks like a mismatch.