California Supreme Court
Mar. 8, 2013
State Supreme Court grants reprieve to defendant, reverses appellate court
A man who received a 25-years-to-life sentence after a stove he stole fell from the back of his truck more than an hour after the burglary, killing a motorist, must get a new trial, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The state Supreme Court on Thursday granted a new trial to a man who received a 25-years-to-life sentence after a stove he stole fell from the back of his truck more than an hour later, killing a motorist.
The question before the court was whether the trial judge failed to instruct the jury that a felony ends when the perpetrator has reached a place of temporary safety - a concept known as the escape r...
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