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Criminal

Jan. 31, 2007

Lawyer Seeks State Death-Penalty Reversal

SAN FRANCISCO - Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court toppled California's 30-year-old criminal-sentencing system. Will that decision lead to the emptying of the state's death row?

By Tim Hay
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court toppled California's 30-year-old criminal-sentencing system. Will that decision lead to the emptying of the state's death row?
      An ambitious Oakland defense attorney hopes so, and Monday he filed the first motion challenging California's death penalty based on Cunningham v. California, 2007 DJDA...

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