BILL NUMBER:  SB 609
  VETOED	DATE: 10/13/2007




To the Members of the California State Senate:

I am returning Senate Bill 609 without my signature.

This bill would prohibit a court from convicting a defendant, finding
a special circumstance true, or using a fact in aggravation based on
the uncorroborated testimony of an in-custody informant.

This bill would enact a broad solution to a perceived problem that
arises in very few criminal cases.  In-custody informant testimony is
disfavored and therefore rarely used.  When that kind of testimony
is necessary, current criminal procedures provide adequate safeguards
against its misuse.  Consequently, this bill is unnecessary.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger