Government
Oct. 5, 2006
Supreme Court Arguments Turn on Jury Instructions in Death Sentence
WASHINGTON - In its first full day of action after a three-month summer break, the U.S. Supreme Court took up a California murder case Tuesday to determine whether the trial judge misled the jury that voted for a death sentence 24 years ago.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - In its first full day of action after a three-month summer break, the U.S. Supreme Court took up a California murder case Tuesday to determine whether the trial judge misled the jury that voted for a death sentence 24 years ago.
At issue was the capital conviction of Fernando Belmontes, who was sentenced to die in San ...
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