Criminal
Aug. 28, 2010
Court Restricts 'Fishing Expedition'
The California Supreme Court made it more difficult Thursday for defense lawyers to get information from prosecutors to challenge their clients' convictions in death penalty and life without parole cases.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The California Supreme Court made it more difficult Thursday for defense lawyers to get information from prosecutors to challenge their clients' convictions in death penalty and life without parole cases.
Interpreting a 2002 state law that permits post-conviction discovery, the court ruled that defense lawyers have to have some proof the information actually exists before they can ...
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