California Supreme Court
Jul. 9, 2014
In rare reversal, state high court overturns death penalty conviction
A juror's repeated misconduct during the course of a death penalty prosecution warrants a new trial for a convicted murderer, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday, handing down a rare guilt-phase reversal in a capital appeal.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A juror's repeated misconduct during the course of a death penalty prosecution warrants a new trial for a convicted murderer, the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday, handing down a rare guilt-phase reversal in a capital appeal.
One of the jurors "abandoned the role of an impartial juror, adopting the mantle of an advocate," Justice Carol Corrigan wrote for the court in its excep...
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