U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
May 12, 2012
9th Circuit overturns death sentence based on attorney errors
A death row inmate who spent a quarter century awaiting execution because his public defender blundered at trial was wrongly convicted of murdering two people, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Thursday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A death row inmate who spent a quarter century awaiting execution because his public defender blundered at trial was wrongly convicted of murdering two Grateful Dead fans in Berkeley in 1985, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Thursday.
It was another episode in the conflict over capital appeals between the state Supreme Court and federal judges - a clash that sometimes leaves inmates whips...
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