U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Dec. 29, 2012
9th Circuit denies further DNA testing for death row inmate
An inmate on San Quentin's death row convicted of four hatchet murders cannot use the federal courts to appeal a state court denial of his plea for further DNA evidence testing, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Thursday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
An inmate on San Quentin's death row convicted of four brutal hatchet murders cannot use the federal courts to appeal a state court denial of his plea for further DNA evidence testing, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Thursday.
The decision affirmed U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson of Los Angeles. It is another milestone on capital inmate Kevin Cooper's long appellate path fo...
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