California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Seumanu, S093803 (Cal. 2015):
23. Furman "has been authoritatively interpreted as holding that the death penalty cannot 'be imposed under sentencing procedures that created a substantial risk that it would be inflicted in an arbitrary and capricious manner.' " (People v. Frierson (1979) 25 Cal.3d 142, 173.)
24. < http://www.ccfaj.org/documents/CCFAJFinalReport.pdf > (as of August 24, 2015).
25. For example: < http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/capital_punishment/docs/condemnedinmatelistsecure.pdf > [as of August 24, 2015].
26. For example: < http://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/cjsc/publications/homicide/hm11/hm11.pdf > [as of August 24, 2015].
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