California Supreme Court
Nov. 9, 2016
In rare case, state Supreme Court rules for defendant without an appeal
Criminal defendants who seek post-conviction relief retain a legal right to summarily disqualify a reviewing judge for prejudice, a unanimous state Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Criminal defendants who seek post-conviction relief retain a legal right to summarily disqualify a reviewing judge for prejudice, a unanimous state Supreme Court ruled Monday.
In an unusual move, the high court accepted the underlying case for review without a petition from either prosecutors or convicted defendant Michael Eugene Maas. Maas v. Superior Court (People), 2016 DJDAR 11125.
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