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California Courts of Appeal

Apr. 24, 2012

Ex-governor returns to the fold over state executions

After declining to speak publicly on political issues for years, former Gov. George Deukmejian has emerged from retirement with one mission: to see capital punishment resume in California.


By Emily Green


Daily Journal Staff Writer


After declining to speak publicly on political issues for years, former Gov. George Deukmejian has emerged from retirement with one mission: to see capital punishment resume in California.


Deukmejian, a former lawyer, reactivated his law license with the State Bar on March 26 in order to help bring a lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation that seeks to resume lethal...

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