California Supreme Court
Jan. 7, 2015
Armed with new law, defendant convicted with recanted testimony seeks relief in the courts
A man who was convicted of murder largely on the testimony of a forensic expert who later recanted is once again asking the state Supreme Court to free him, this time on the basis of a new law aimed specifically at helping him.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A man convicted of murder largely on the testimony of a forensic expert who later recanted is again asking the state Supreme Court to free him, this time on the basis of a new law aimed specifically at helping him.
The high court has already ruled once against William Richards. In December 2012, a 4-3 majority upheld his murder conviction, despite the fact the expert witness who linked his dental stru...
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