Criminal
Mar. 5, 2009
Judge Accepts Plea in Death Penalty Case
A federal judge on Tuesday accepted the guilty plea of a man facing the death penalty in one of the first capital trials in the Northern District in more than 60 years.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge on Tuesday accepted the guilty plea of a man facing the death penalty in one of the first capital trials in the Northern District in more than 60 years. In doing so, U.S. District Judge William Alsup granted the defense's motion for a mistrial because of the pending plea deal in the case. The trial had begun with opening statements last Wednesday. Alsup said he would dismi...
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