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poe cee Aenea Meee ne Aen eee STANDARD FORM NO. 64 € é od Office Memorandum » onrrep :..---- soverument” le P wa r AM *, “yl? To: Mr. A.H. Belmont fae FROM : = W. C. sunivan(lY CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR- ELECT INFORMATION CONCERNING CENTRAL RESEARCH MATTER Tropter wW.g. Tete. Rodm —_— Holloman . / Gandy SAC San Francisco advised that former SA @arold:G%,Robinson; currently Deputy Director of the Division of Criminal Law and Enforcement for the State of California, had commented concerning the stand of Governor- elect Brown on the subject of capital punishment. Brown's final report to the California Legislature as Attorney General recommends that consideration of capital punishment as a deterrent to homicides should be faced squarely and should be the subject of continued study. According to Robinson, Brown feels that a history of 86 years of capital punishment in California has not proven it to be an effective deterrent to homicides. It is noteworthy in this regard that the 1958 California Legislature rejected a proposed discontinuation of capital punishment for a trial period. (Current Developments in Criminal Matters--Crimdel--San Francisco, 12/9/58) For information, it is noted that former SA Harold G. Robinson served as a Special Agent from 1934 to 1941. He resigned voluntarily indicating © that he might be persyaded to withdraw his resignation if there were an opportunity for reallocation. He was rated as an average but not outstanding agent. He served as an investigator on the Truman and Kefauver Senate Committees and in recent years has been a principal aide to Attorney General Edmund G. Brown in California. (67-33228) x. . RECOMMENDATION: For the information of the Director. WEO:ela | . ! an 1 - Section tickler u aaa, 1-W.E. O'Neill yer : af 5 1- Mr. Belmont () ; 1- Mr. Rosen een Pop 1- Mr. Nease u ea oe Rec 10 “ . o ) | We uel . ers : ; Sy