Litigation
Apr. 17, 2014
Convicted killer can still sue for Miranda violation
In a rare green light for a convicted killer's lawsuit against Ventura County authorities who put him on trial, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel said the state prison inmate could possibly collect punitive damages, even while serving 26 years behind bars.
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a rare green light for a convicted killer's lawsuit against Ventura County authorities who put him on trial, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel said the state prison inmate could possibly collect punitive damages, even while serving 26 years behind bars.
The decision reversed Senior U.S. District Judge Ronald S.W. Lew of Los Angeles, who had dismissed Frederick Lee Jackson's civil suit against the Ventur...
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