Criminal
Jul. 19, 2014
Ruling against death penalty based on judges' law review articles, studies
Twenty years ago, Alex Kozinski, now the chief judge of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, planted the legal roots of a Santa Ana judge's blockbuster ruling Wednesday that California's death penalty statute is unconstitutional.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Twenty years ago, Alex Kozinski, now the chief judge of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, planted the legal roots of a Santa Ana judge's blockbuster ruling Wednesday that California's death penalty statute is unconstitutional.
If state officials opt to appeal U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney's decision, the case will land before Kozinski and colleagues, including another who has ta...
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