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Criminal

Feb. 12, 2004

Condemned Man Deserves New Trial With All Evidence

Forum Column - By Stephen F. Rohde - If the state of California had had its way yesterday, Kevin Cooper would have been executed by lethal injection at San Quentin Prison. Instead, a last-minute stay was granted.

Stephen F. Rohde

Email: rohdevictr@aol.com

Stephen is a retired civil liberties lawyer and contributor to the Los Angeles Review of Books, is author of American Words for Freedom and Freedom of Assembly.

        Forum Column
        
        By Stephen F. Rohde
        
        If the state of California had had its way yesterday, Kevin Cooper would have been exec...

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