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Government

Oct. 1, 2010

State Death Penalty Proves Costly

The flurry of litigation around the possible execution of Albert Greenwood Brown Jr. has drawn attention to a common argument put forth by opponents of the death penalty: money.

By Rebecca Beyer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

As attorneys for California and Albert Greenwood Brown Jr. - the man the state has been trying to put to death after a four-year moratorium on executions - have exchanged briefs and responded to orders in state and federal courts, the flurry of litigation has drawn attention to a common argument put forth by opponents of the death penalty: money.

Brown, a convicted murderer and rapist...

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