California Supreme Court
Mar. 22, 2016
Prosecutors cannot pursue new criminal charges based on same facts, high court rules
Criminal defendants are shielded from facing charges brought under different sections of the state penal code, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Criminal defendants are shielded from facing charges brought under different sections of the state penal code based on the same underlying facts, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
The justices shut the door on Orange County prosecutors from pursuing conspiracy to murder charges against two defendants.
The high court determined that the state penal code barred the charges because prosec...
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