Criminal,
California Supreme Court
Jul. 13, 2018
State high court reaffirms its stance on death penalty
The Court affirmed the death penalty for a man convicted in a 1991 murder, taking the opportunity to reaffirm its stance on capital punishment.
California Supreme Court Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar
The state Supreme Court affirmed the death penalty for a man convicted in a 1991 murder on Thursday, taking the opportunity to reaffirm its stance on capital punishment in general.
In concluding his opinion, Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar wrote, "We decline his request to here reconsider our prior conclusions and continue to hold that Section 190.2, which enumerates a number of special circumstances making a defendant eligible ...
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