Criminal
Jun. 3, 2015
Capital appeals reversed by state high court more often as Liu's role is debated
Before Justice Goodwin H. Liu scolded his colleagues in March 2014 for allegedly abusing the harmless error doctrine, the state Supreme Court hadn't reversed a death judgment in two years. That's changed since then.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Before Justice Goodwin H. Liu scolded his colleagues in March 2014 for allegedly abusing
the harmless error doctrine, the state Supreme Court hadn't reversed a death judgment
in two years. Liu contended it was unjust for the court to forgive serious trial flaws
to keep inmates on death row. The practice risks impairing the integrity of appell...
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