re: Question about CA Death Penalty case

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You don't need a precedent to issue a ruling. CA's jacked up moratorium kept him in limbo, which is violative of the 8th amendment, according to his judgment.

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Which is still a fricking stupid judgment IMHO.

The moratorium is effectively an indefinite stay on the sentence, just as if a judge decided that various aspects of his case needed to be re-heard.

All it does is ensure that he won't be executed until it is lifted and, frankly, I don't see Moonbeam or the CA legislature having the balls to lift it given how unpopular the death penalty is with their base.