Criminal,
California Supreme Court
Jul. 14, 2020
Death sentence upheld for murderer who said consulate would have helped his defense
The 1967 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations Treaty was invoked, which says foreign nationals arrested abroad must be advised of their right to seek advice from their consuls.
The California Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death sentence of a Santa Ana gang member convicted of killing a teenager execution-style near the Santa Ana Zoo during a string of armed robberies in 1999.
In a 66-page opinion authored by Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuellar, the court rejected more than a half dozen claims from defendant Eduardo David Vargas, includin...
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