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Judges and Judiciary,
Criminal,
California Courts of Appeal

Dec. 13, 2017

Turner appeal unlikely to succeed, legal observers say

An appeal by Brock Turner, the ex-Stanford swimmer whose six-month jail term for sexually assaulting a woman fueled an effort to recall the judge, faces long odds that appellate justices will order a new trial — and even longer odds they will vacate his convictions altogether, criminal law experts say.

An appeal by Brock Turner, the ex-Stanford swimmer whose six-month jail term for sexually assaulting a woman fueled an effort to recall the judge, faces long odds that appellate justices will order a new trial — and even longer odds they will vacate his convictions altogether, criminal law experts say.

“It’s always an uphill battle to win on appeal. It’s even more difficult on insufficiency of evidence,” Laurie Levenson, a professor...

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