Criminal
Apr. 3, 2020
State Supreme Court affirms death penalty judgment with unusual conflict question
Justices said the prosecutor’s new partnership with the defense ‘gives us great pause.’
The state Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed a 2011 death sentence against a Los Angeles businessman who arranged his ex-wife’s murder, despite what justices described as “a troubling development” regarding a possible conflict of interest involving the former prosecutor.
Written by Justice Ming W. Chin, the unanimous opinion rejects defense arguments about a surreptitious jail recording, various constitutional issues raised about hi...
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