California Supreme Court
May 31, 2013
State Supreme Court denies habeas relief to death row inmate over allegations of bias
The court's 5-2 decision followed an investigation into accusations of juror misconduct. While the report's author, a superior court judge, found that jurors acted inappropriately, justices fail to see bias. Several more habeas petitions ar
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The state Supreme Court on Thursday denied habeas relief to a man sentenced to death after he was convicted at the age of 19 of murdering two people. Following a report by a court-appointed investigator, the seven-judge panel ruled 5-2 that jurors did not act with bias when they convicted Maurice Boyette.
An Alameda County jury in 1993 found Boyette, a bodyguard to a drug dealer, guilty of shooti...
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