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California Proposition 67, Second-Degree Murder of a Peace Officer Measure (June 1988)
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| Type Legislatively referred state statute |
Origin |
California Proposition 67 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in California on June 7, 1988. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported increasing the minimum penalty for second-degree murder of a peace officer who was performing their duties to 25 years and establishing that the term cannot be shortened. |
A “no” vote opposed increasing the minimum penalty for second-degree murder of a peace officer who was performing their duties to 25 years and establishing that the term cannot be shortened. |
Election results
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California Proposition 67 |
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4,488,251 | 82.09% | ||
| No | 979,354 | 17.91% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 67 was as follows:
| “ | Second Degree Murder Of Peace Officer. Minimum Term. | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | SECOND DEGREE MURDER OF PEACE OFFICER. MINIMUM TERM. LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE AMENDMENT. Existing law enacted by initiative provides second degree murder penalty is 15 years to life in prison. Minimum term is reduced by good behavior credits, but not by parole. This measure increases the minimum prison term for second degree murder to 25 years in cases where the murderer knew or should have known the victim was a specified peace officer engaged in the performance of his or her duties. Person guilty of second degree murder under such circumstances must serve a minimum of 25 years without reduction. Summary of Legislative Analyst's estimate of net state and local government fiscal impact: Measure will have a relatively minor impact on state costs and the state's prison population. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration.
See also
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Footnotes
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