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    Death penalty trials have continued despite Newsom's moratorium

    by Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times Jul 21, 2019 3 minutes

    The attorneys were about two weeks into choosing a jury in an upcoming triple-murder trial when they had to toss out the work they'd done and send the potential jurors home.

    The California Supreme Court essentially froze the death penalty trial of Jade Douglas Harris, which was set to start this month, as it decides whether it will consider an argument by his defense attorney that he can't get a fair trial in light of Gov. Gavin Newsom's moratorium on executions in the state.

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