Litigation
Oct. 13, 2004
Judge Balks at Flip-Flop Murder Evidence
SAN FRANCISCO - A Fresno federal judge has overturned a 1983 death sentence after finding serious misconduct by the prosecutor in the case. U.S. District Court Judge Anthony Ishii concluded that a Kern County prosecutor used unreliable jailhouse informants to help convict Constantino Carrera of robbing and murdering a married couple who managed a Mojave motel.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - A Fresno federal judge has overturned a 1983 death sentence after finding serious misconduct by the prosecutor in the case.
U.S. District Court Judge Anthony Ishii concluded that a Kern County prosecutor used unreliab...
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