Criminal
Nov. 5, 2009
Death Penalty Testimony Barred
The first attempt to use Proposition 9 in court to express a victim's views on the death penalty fell through this week, but it could serve as a road map.
By Dhyana Levey
Daily Journal Staff Writer
MARTINEZ - Although the first attempt to use Proposition 9 in court to express a victim's views on the death penalty fell through this week, attorneys could be encouraged to use the 2008 state legislation in future, similar litigation, a Berkeley attorney said Wednesday.
Ted Cassman of Arguedas, Cassman & Headley asked Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge John W. Kennedy on...
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