California Supreme Court
Sep. 1, 2012
Death penalty lawyers skirt sanctions from state high court
Two lawyers representing death row clients skirted financial sanctions from the state Supreme Court on Thursday, but the justices put the habeas bar on notice that they will face fines if they file long, repetitive appeals.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Two lawyers representing death row clients skirted financial sanctions from the state Supreme Court on Thursday, but the justices put the habeas bar on notice that they will face fines if they file long, repetitive appeals.
The warning was an effort by a frustrated court to stanch thousand-page briefs by lawyers seeking to exhaust their state claims for capital clients before moving the...
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