How come Charles Manson has never been executed? ?

Question

Note: I'm not advocating either for or against the death penalty here. I'm just curious; considering Manson was tried and convicted in California (which is one of the 39 states with the death penalty) it is odd that he has managed to remain on death row as long as he has.

Fact: Manson himself has volunteered to take a lethal injection for a chance to meet with the Spice Girls. So I find it interesting how death penalty advocates and families of his victims aren't trying to get Posh, Baby and Sporty to visit San Quentin.

Answer 1

In 1972 the death penalty was briefly ruled unconstitutional.  Everyone on death row at the time had their sentences commuted to life.  Manson and his followers who committed the murders were among them.  The commutation was not retroactive so they couldn't be sent back to death row when capital punishment was later reinstated.  So they got to keep their life sentences.

Answer 2

I live in CA and just because it is a death penalty state doesn't mean they strap you in and put the needle in the arm. Once you are found guilty of murder, your case automatically goes into the appeal process. (which I think is dumb and a waste of money)  

Answer 3

Because the g*y Caballeros in the Rose State SUpreme court overturned the death penalty in CaliPornia Just before Dufus was to get gassed. And all the bad little boys and girls in line to meet their maker was set free (given life sentences) instead.  

Answer 4

Why would you kill a killer to show that killing is wrong?

Answer 5

his current punishment is much more humane.

Answer 6

I thought CA revoked the death penalty before Charlie could be executed.  To me, if he was convicted and sentenced before the death penalty was revoked, it should not matter.  He should have been executed.  Anyone convicted and sentenced to death after the law was revoked, of course, would do life in prison.  Cannot figure this one out.

Answer 7

He was up for the death penalty when a revision of California state law effectively saved him from being executed.

Steve

Answer 8

Because whenever ratings are down the media likes to interview him.  Everyone likes to have a local nut to kick around.  Charles Manson is that man.  

Answer 9

I have seen Charles manson.my mom told me he was my dad.!!!

Answer 10

He WAS sentenced to be executed, but then there was that fiasco in the California Penal System that commuted his sentence to life.  What justice, eh?

Answer 11

From everything I remember about that case,they could never prove that Manson killed anyone. That death penalty thing seems to swing with the times. All of Manson's people did actually kill and they werent given the death penalty either. The only thing I can say about Charles Manson is, he has never copped out and converted to Christianity in all of these years.They just recently refused to allow one of his followers early release because she has a brain tumor or something.

Answer 12

I'm not sure why they haven't yet but I think it may be because he didn't actually commit the murders. Which in my eyes is just as bad if not worse. You are correct he was convicted, so I guess my idea doesn't really make sense. I really just have no idea, maybe no-one does? I guess he's just "lucky" if you want to call it that?  Maybe it's the idea that a whole lifetime in prison is more of a punishment than just letting him die. I would also like to know why... Let me know when you get the right answer.