Appellate Practice
Jan. 13, 2006
High Court Refines Death Sentencing
SAN FRANCISCO - Federal appellate judges wrongly reversed a California man's death penalty, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a 5-4 decision that clarifies the use of special circumstances in death cases.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Federal appellate judges wrongly reversed a California man's death penalty, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a 5-4 decision that clarifies the use of special circumstances in death cases.
Coincidentally, the decision reinforced a position taken by nominee Samuel A. Ali...
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