capital punishment

International law restricts capital punishment to only the "most serious crimes".

The prospect of capital punishment means that prosecutors will need to show intent to commit murder when they press their case in court.

As California Democratic Party chair from 2009 to 2017, he presided as the party changed its platform to oppose capital punishment.

The death penalty, however, can only be used if the jury agrees, posing a potential challenge in a city in which most residents are opposed to capital punishment.

The U.S. directed prosecutors to not seek capital punishment for three reputed drug lords, including one in a DEA agent’s killing, court filings show.