Wednesday, August 29, 2012

High Court Throws Out Death Sentence Citing Investigator's Lies

High Court Throws Out Death Sentence Citing Investigator's Lies:


SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court unanimously threw out a 25-year-old death sentence Monday, with four justices writing separately to say that a DA investigator deliberately lied about and withheld evidence favorable to the defense.
The ruling is a black eye for Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Joyce Allegro, who was the lead prosecutor at the trial before taking the bench.
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Note: Wouldn't it be nice if Family Court Litigants got the same consideration?

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