California Supreme Court
Sep. 23, 2010
Court Makes Unusual Move in Death Penalty Appeal
The California Supreme Court could be signaling it's trying to cut down on the immense work associated with death penalty appeals, which consume more than one-fourth of the busy court's busy docket.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The California Supreme Court could be signaling it's trying to cut down on the immense work associated with death penalty appeals, which consume more than one-fourth of the court's busy docket.
In an unusual move last week, the court ordered capital defense lawyers for convicted killer Harold May Memro to show why their 500-page petition for habeas corpus wasn't an abuse of ...
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