California Courts of Appeal
Aug. 27, 2009
New High Court Ruling Leads to Murder Reversal
A San Joaquin County murder conviction was thrown out Tuesday because the doctor who performed the autopsy was not allowed to testify at trial. The ruling by the 3rd District Court of Appeal shows the early impact of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision requiring lab technicians to take the stand at the request of the defense.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A San Joaquin County murder conviction was thrown out Tuesday because the doctor who performed the autopsy was not allowed to testify at trial.
The ruling by the 3rd District Court of Appeal shows the early impact of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision requiring lab technicians to take the stand at the request of the defense.
The three-judge panel reversed the 2006 second-degree murder convictio...
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