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Appellate Practice

Sep. 25, 2003

High Court Nibbles Away at Mountain of Death Appeals

Reporter's Notebook - By Peter Blumberg - California's capital appeals backlog has finally stopped growing. For the first time in recent history, the California Supreme Court ended its business year last month with no net increase in the number of death row inmates waiting for the court to decide their constitutionally guaranteed appeals.

        Reporter's Notebook
        
        By Peter Blumberg
        
        SAN FRANCISCO - California's capital appeals backlog has finally stopped growing.
        For the first time in ...

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