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What was the name of the court case that deemed the death penalty unconstitutional in California?

  • People v. Manson

  • People v. Van Houten

  • People v. Anderson

  • People v. California

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The court case that deemed the death penalty unconstitutional in California was People v. Anderson. This decision led to Leslie Van Houten's death sentence being commuted to life in prison.
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