Criminal,
California Supreme Court
Jul. 5, 2017
State’s chief justice dissents over admissibility of dead man’s statements
With its chief justice dissenting, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday that a Riverside County prosecutor’s use of statements from a man who committed suicide before trial violated a murder defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to confront her accusers.
With the chief justice dissenting, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday that a Riverside County prosecutor’s use of statements from a man who committed suicide before trial violated a murder defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to confront her accusers.
The 5-2 opinion, written by Justice Leondra R. Kruger, reverses a 4th District Court of Appeal decision and remands the case for further proceedings to determine if, “in light of other...
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