California Supreme Court
Jun. 4, 2010
State Supreme Court Weighs Death Penalty Delays
California's dysfunctional death penalty system took center stage at the California Supreme Court this week, with the justices appearing powerless to speed up the lengthy state appeals process or curb post-conviction discovery requests.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The state's dysfunctional death penalty system took center stage at the California Supreme Court this week, with the justices appearing powerless to speed up the lengthy state appeals process or curb post-conviction discovery requests.
At issue is a 1996 federal law that was aimed at reducing delay in death penalty cases. The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, al...
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