California Courts of Appeal
Feb. 18, 2011
Court Weighs State's Role in Slashing Case
A state appellate court considered Wednesday whether to revive a lawsuit stemming from a knife-wielding prison parolee's random attack of a San Francisco teenager and a lawyer.
By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A state appellate court considered Wednesday whether to revive a lawsuit stemming from a knife-wielding prison parolee's random attack on a San Francisco teenager and a lawyer who tried to intervene.
The state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is generally immune from liability over violent acts committed by released prisoners.
But appellate lawyer Dennis P. Riordan of Riordan...
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