Criminal,
California Supreme Court
Jul. 16, 2019
State high court reverses death penalty in double murder case
In a rare reversal, the state Supreme Court granted relief in a death penalty appeal after a referee’s finding that a witness had presented false testimony at the penalty phase.
The state Supreme Court granted relief in a death penalty appeal Monday after a referee's finding that a witness presented false testimony at the penalty phase.
The high court in 2006 affirmed a former Kern County sheriff's deputy's conviction for murdering a teenage girl and a woman but appointed a referee to examine elements of the penalty phase after the petitioner indicated new evidence would exonerate him.
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