Criminal
Dec. 23, 2016
State Supreme Court stays new law to expedite death penalty appeals
California's initiative to expedite death penalty appeals has been put on hold, as the California Supreme Court has stayed the implementation of all provisions of Proposition 66, which voters approved in November.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
California's initiative to expedite death penalty appeals has been put on hold, as the state Supreme Court has stayed the implementation of Proposition 66 as a result of litigation challenging the constitutionality of the new law.
"We are very gratified that the court saw the importance of these issues," said Christina Von der Ahe Rayburn of Orrick, Herrington Sutcliffe, LLP, lead counsel in...
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