Criminal
Jul. 18, 2016
Murder conviction overturned due to judge's mistake, appellate court rules
The 1st District Court of Appeal overturned a first-degree murder conviction after finding that a Solano County Superior Court judge erred by allowing jurors to hear extensive evidence of the defendant's past act of domestic violence.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The 1st District Court of Appeal overturned a first-degree murder conviction after finding that a Solano County Superior Court judge erred by allowing jurors to hear extensive evidence of the defendant's past act of domestic violence.
A three-judge panel unanimously concluded that "there is a reasonable probability the improper admission of such vivid and inflammatory evidence of defendant's past...
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