California Supreme Court
Jan. 7, 2015
State high court's split ruling underscores potential change to come
As if to underscore the potential change to come, a sharply divided state Supreme Court affirmed on Monday the death sentence of a man who claimed he didn't actually kill anyone, with outgoing Justice Marvin Baxter providing the key vote.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
As if to underscore the potential change to come, a sharply divided state Supreme Court affirmed on Monday the death sentence of a man who claimed he didn't actually kill anyone, with the court's outgoing justice Marvin Baxter providing the key vote.
At most, the 4-3 ruling could be reheard by the court's new makeup of justices and potentially reversed. At a minimum, it underscored the fra...
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