article_snippet: In the state of California, murder convicts can only be eligible for the death penalty or life in prison without parole if prosecutors prove that capital murder was carried out with a 'special circumstance'.
article_snippet: Last year, California's death penalty was deemed unconstitutional, but the state of California will likely appeal the decision.
article_snippet: The last time a California death row inmate was executed was in 2006.
article_snippet: We hope a California death row inmate will finally be held accountable for all a California death row inmate has done.'