Ashby Jones

Deputy Chief of the Wall Street Journal’s law bureau.

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Deputy Chief of the Wall Street Journal’s law bureau.

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Last July a California judge ruled the death penalty unconstitutional in the case of Ernest D Jones. The reasoning behind the judge’s ruling?

Is California’s Death Penalty Unconstitutional?

Last July a California judge ruled the death penalty unconstitutional in the case of Ernest D Jones. The reasoning behind the judge’s ruling?

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