Criminal,
California Supreme Court
Jul. 26, 2019
State high court reverses death penalty because prosecutor told jury about his racist beliefs
The California Supreme Court unanimously reversed a death penalty sentence for a white supremacist multiple murderer after finding the trial court improperly allowed prosecutors to present extensive testimony on the defendant’s belief system as evidence of his deserving of capital punishment.
The state Supreme Court unanimously reversed a death sentence for a white supremacist multiple murderer after finding the trial court improperly allowed prosecutors to present extensive testimony on the defendant's belief system as evidence he deserved capital punishment.
"The prosecutor openly and repeatedly invited the jury to do precisely what the law does not allow: to weigh the offensive and reprehensible nature of defendant's ...
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