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Criminal

Jan. 7, 2005

Justices Seem Skeptical of Capital Appeal

SAN FRANCISCO - Hearing an appeal Wednesday from the lone Iranian on death row, the California Supreme Court did not seem troubled that a purportedly key member of the defense team was taken off the case at the start of the 1994 trial while recovering from a back injury.

By Peter Blumberg
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - Hearing an appeal Wednesday from the lone Iranian on death row, the California Supreme Court did not seem troubled that a purportedly key member of the defense team was taken off the case at the start of the 1994 trial while recovering from a back injury.
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