Criminal
Jul. 19, 2011
Bill aims to prevent wrongful convictions
A bill that would prevent a jury or judge from convicting defendants solely on the basis of uncorroborated testimony from a jailhouse informant has passed both houses of the Legislature and is awaiting action from Gov. Jerry Brown.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A bill that would prevent a jury or judge from convicting defendants solely on the basis of uncorroborated testimony from a jailhouse informant has passed both houses of the Legislature and is awaiting action by Gov. Jerry Brown.
Introduced by Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, Senate Bill 687 aims to address the problem of wrongful convictions caused by prosecutors' over-reliance on testimony from i...
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