The Devil and the Death Penalty

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Erwin Chemerinsky
Erwin Chemerinsky

Philip Gibbons
Philip Gibbons

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Stephen Kay
Stephen Kay

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Elaine Wang
Elaine Wang

Ruth Torres (voice)

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    The Devil and the Death Penalty

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    This documentary recounts the dysfunctional state of the death penalty in the state of California by revisiting the crimes, arrest, trials and appeals of Lawrence Bittaker, a convicted serial killer who has been on death row at San Quentin since 1981.

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    2012-06-23

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