Support for California death penalty slipping

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new Field Poll finds 56 percent of Californians support the death penalty, but support has fallen by 12 percentage points in just three years.

Field’s survey of registered voters found 56 percent favor keeping the death penalty, 34 percent support abolishing it and 10 percent have no opinion.

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