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California Supreme Court
Nov. 26, 2019
State high court affirms death penalty with 2 justices’ dissents
The state Supreme Court affirmed the death penalty in two cases Monday despite pointed dissents from Justice Goodwin H. Liu and a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision by Justice Brett Kavanaugh finding the Mississippi Supreme Court erred in upholding a murder conviction due to prosecutors’ use of peremptory challenges.
The state Supreme Court affirmed the death penalty in two cases Monday despite pointed dissents from Justice Goodwin H. Liu and a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision by Justice Brett Kavanaugh finding the Mississippi Supreme Court erred in upholding a murder conviction due to prosecutors' use of peremptory challenges.
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