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California Proposition 195, Permit Death Penalty or Life Sentence for Certain First-Degree Murders Measure (March 1996)

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California Proposition 195
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Election date
March 26, 1996
Topic
Law enforcement
Status
Approveda Approved
Type
State statute		Origin
State legislature

California Proposition 195 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in California on March 26, 1996. It was approved.

A "yes" vote supported adding murder during or resulting from a carjacking or murder of a juror to the list of special circumstances for first-degree murder punishable by the death penalty.

A "no" vote opposed adding murder during or resulting from a carjacking or murder of a juror to the list of special circumstances for first-degree murder punishable by the death penalty.


Election results

California Proposition 195

Result Votes Percentage

Approved Yes

4,847,966 85.82%
No 800,857 14.18%
Results are officially certified.
Source

Measure design

Proposition 195 added three types of first-degree murder to the state's list of special circumstances that are punishable by the death penalty or by life imprisonment with no parole. The three types of first-degree murder added to the special circumstances list are:

  • First-degree murder committed during a carjacking.
  • First-degree murder committed during a carjacking-kidnap.
  • First-degree murder of a juror in retaliation for performing his or her official actions or to prevent the juror from carrying out his or her official duties.

Proposition 196, on the same March 1996 ballot, also passed, and added an additional type of first-degree murder to the list of special circumstances.[1]

Text of measure

Ballot title

The ballot title for Proposition 195 was as follows:

“

Punishment. Special circumstances. Carjacking. Murder of juror. Legislative initiative amendment.

”

Ballot summary

The ballot summary for this measure was:

“
  • Adds murder during a carjacking, murder resulting from a carjacking kidnap and the intentional murder of a juror in retaliation for, or prevention of, the performance of the juror's official duties to the existing list of special circumstances for first-degree murder for which the death penalty or life imprisonment without the possibility of parole is authorized.
  • Joined to Proposition 196 (Chapter 478, Statutes of 1995). If both measures pass, murder by intentional discharge of firearm at persons from a motor vehicle is also added to the list of special circumstances.
”

Full Text

The full text of this measure is available here.


Fiscal impact

The California Legislative Analyst's Office provided the following estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact for Proposition 195:[1]

“ Probably minor additional state costs.[2] ”


Support

Supporters

  • Senator Steve Peace[1]
  • Assemblyman Peter Frusetta[1]
  • Michael Bradbury, District Attorney of Ventura County[1]

Official arguments

The official arguments in support of Proposition 195 can be found here.

Opposition

Opponents

  • Senator Milton Marks[1]
  • Right Reverand Jerry A. Lamb[1]
  • Mike Farrell, president of M, J & E Productions, Inc.[1]

Official arguments

The official arguments in opposition to Proposition 195 can be found here.

Path to the ballot

Proposition 195 was voted onto the ballot by the California State Legislature via Senate Bill 32 (Statutes of 1995, Chapter 477).

Votes in legislature to refer to ballot
Chamber Ayes Noes
Assembly 59 7
Senate 28 2

See also

1996 Measures

California

News and analysis


External links


Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 University of California, "Voter Guide," accessed May 11, 2021
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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