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David Edwin Mason, convicted of beating, strangling and robbing four elderly people in Alameda, California in the 1980's as well as the murder of his cellmate. This hearing is to set the date for his execution at San Quentin Prison.
Murderer Executed in San Quentin State Prison's gas chamber in 1993, the last inmate to have been executed in this manner in the state.
Murderer Executed in San Quentin State Prison's gas chamber in 1993, the last inmate to have been executed in this manner in the state.
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People entering a courtroom and seated onlookers including a priest.
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| 01:00:19 19.53 |
Inmate and convicted murderer, David Mason, enters courtroom with police escort and attorney. He takes a seat next to his attorney and they are seen talking - Mason and attorney laugh and smile. (Mason beat, strangled and robbed four elderly people in the 1980's as well as murdering his cellmate, this hearing is to set the date of his execution at San Quentin).
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| 01:01:05 65.89 |
Judge unseen calls the court case to order. the District Attorneys stand and introduce themselves. David Mason's attorney introduces stands and introduces himself .
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| 01:01:48 108.23 |
CU female Judge. Pan to Mason's attorney who asks the judge to set the proposed date of execution. Judge reads the original case history and outcome after several court dates and eventual outcome of execution.
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| 01:04:22 262.86 |
WS of courtroom, judge at desk with American flag backdrop and court stenographer taking notes.
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| 01:04:37 277.89 |
CU Mason and Attorney listening intently to judge's reading.
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| 01:04:51 291.33 |
WS of audience in courtroom. Pan in to CU of a specific woman, listening and looking sad, dabs her eye.
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| 01:05:48 348 |
Fast pan over to Mason and Attorney. They talk with each other, smiling. various shots of the courtroom. Everyone gets up and Mason and leaves the room.
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| 01:06:23 383.23 |
Blank
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| 01:06:24 384.79 |
Next Segment. Artist's color rendering of a man strapped to a chair in a gas chamber.
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| 01:06:31 391.68 |
More modern gas chamber. Door with a large wheel closes slowly. With narration, the unseen reporter states that the next execution may not be done with gas.
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| 01:06:41 401.78 |
An African American male official speaking with unseen reporter states that the next condemned person may have a choice of execution methods, letal gas or lethal injection.
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| 01:06:51 411.6 |
Display shows the numbers of people slated for execution today versus last year
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| 01:06:53 413.04 |
Pan covered cardboard file boxes (containing dealth penalty appeals).
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| 01:06:56 416.8 |
Prosecutor, Dane Gillette in his office talks with reporter about how defense lawyers are slowing down the courts with appeals.
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| 01:07:08 428.13 |
Death penalty defense attorney, Robert Ryan, in his office looking at computer screen circa 1990's and stacks of papers and books everywhere. He states his clients and other attorney's clients will not be executed without a fight.
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| 01:07:30 449.99 |
David Mason, close up sitting in court. Reporter unseen states he has given up the fight and told the courts he will not contest his sentence.
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| 01:07:55 475.34 |
Blank.
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| 01:07:56 476.83 |
A woman dressed in a bright pink jacket with padded shoulders stands in the jury box and reads a verdict - the punishment of death. WS of the court room, the judge, jurist, and court stenographer are seen in front of an American flag hanging from behind the judge.
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| 01:08:10 490.11 |
Side shot in court of convicted murderer, an African American man Franklin Lynch.
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| 01:08:16 496.61 |
Reporter interviews Alameda County District Attorney, Jack Meah(? sp). Meah states most California cases don't approach the amount of litigation it takes to execute, and it would be about a year before execution of David Mason.
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| 01:08:37 517.7 |
David Mason in court.
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| 01:08:47 527.61 |
Shots of a gas chamber, the chair with retraining straps, and cu on the tank of gas.
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| 01:09:39 579.19 |
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