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Criminal,
California Courts of Appeal,
Appellate Practice

Jul. 18, 2018

Panel hears arguments on release of violent child molester

The panel must determine whether the convict’s constitutional rights were violated by a 15-year delay in holding a post-conviction trial.

LOS ANGELES -- An appellate panel heard oral arguments Tuesday regarding the release of a convicted child molester in an effort to determine whether his constitutional rights were violated by a 15-year delay in holding a post-conviction jury trial to keep him incarcerated.

Before private counsel successfully petitioned for his release in January, appellate attorney Robert S. Gerstein of Santa Monica argued George Vasquez was a victi...

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