There is going to be a number. CDAA has found a likely legislative sponsor for the bill, but it is facing criticism from defense attorneys. Frank Cox, Marin County's chief deputy public defender, argues that an inmate's sanity has nothing to do with the county of conviction, but everything to do with his current condition at San Quentin. That's where his body is at the present time. Not true, said Dan Chick, legislative assistant to Sen. Bill Morrow, R-Oceanside, who will probably sponsor the CDAA's bill.
Convenience is the purpose.
Chick said Morrow shares the concerns of victims' rights groups, who support such legislation. While the overwhelming number of the state's condemned prisoners are housed at San Quentin, more than half were convicted in Southern California counties. But neither prosecutors nor defense attorneys expect to see too many more such trials. Most people are not Horace Kelly. Peoples said it's unlikely that San Quentin warden Arthur Calderon, will begin to see a growing number among his condemned population showing signs of insanity.