Elisabeth Semel Says Prosecutors Swayed by Death Penalty Politics

The Sacramento Bee, July 3, 2009 by Phillip Reese
http://www.sacbee.com/capitolandcalifornia/story/1997409.html

Semel, a death penalty opponent and director of Boalt Hall’s Death Penalty Clinic, said prosecutors like Pacheco could reverse the pro-death stance of their counties if they wanted. “In some places,” she said, “it will take a small measure of courage.”