Criminal
Mar. 5, 2010
Post-Conviction Discovery Seems Safe
Two former prosecutors on the California Supreme Court hammered away Wednesday at a deputy district attorney from Contra Costa County who was asking the court to throw out a post-conviction discovery statute invaluable to defense lawyers.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Two former prosecutors on the California Supreme Court hammered away Wednesday at a deputy district attorney from Contra Costa County who was asking the court to throw out a post-conviction discovery statute invaluable to defense lawyers.
The 2002 law allows defense lawyers to request information from prosecutors that might help them overturn convictions involving the de...
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