Criminal
Nov. 14, 2015
9th Circuit panel reverses judge's decision declaring state death penalty unconstitutional
Declining to address whether the long delays between sentencing and execution under California's death penalty violate the U.S. Constitution, a unanimous 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel concluded Thursday that review of the merits was prohibited.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO ? It appears that California's 748 death row inmates will have to wait quite a bit longer for a decision on the constitutionality of California's death penalty.
Declining to address whether the long delays between sentencing and execution under California's death penalty violate the U.S. Constitution, a unanimous 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel concluded Thursday that re...
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