The key question is whether California should execute a man who at the time of his crime had severely impaired mental capacity and judgment. Although justice and public safety require that David Raley be punished and prevented from participating in society, executing this man, who was afflicted with mental deficits aggravated by a dysfunctional home environment, would not be justice. In prison, David has been a model prisoner. He continues to function well when the rules are clearly spelled out for him.

We therefore petition Governor Brown to commute David Raley's sentence from a sentence of death to imprisonment for the rest of his life.

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