Judges and Judiciary
Nov. 22, 2006
Panel Opposes Using Uncorroborated Testimony From Informants
LOS ANGELES - California should bar uncorroborated testimony by a jailhouse informant from being used to convict a criminal defendant or add special circumstances, according to a blue-ribbon commission exploring the causes of wrongful convictions in the state.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - California should bar uncorroborated testimony by a jailhouse informant from being used to convict a criminal defendant or add special circumstances, according to a blue-ribbon commission exploring the causes of wrongful convictions in the state.
The California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice, launched ...
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