supreme-court-affirms-death-penalty-with-a-batson-dissent 
At the Lectern
JULY 1, 2021
The Supreme Court today affirms the death sentence in People v. The court’s opinion is authored by Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar. Justice Goodwin Liu dissents, claiming Batson / Wheeler error, named after U.S. Justice Goodwin Liu dissents, claiming Batson / Wheeler error, named after U.S.
At the Lectern
APRIL 8, 2024
Broomfield affirming a district court grant of habeas corpus relief to a prisoner whose death sentence for a 1984 murder the Supreme Court had upheld ( People v. However, even applying a highly deferential standard of review, the district court and the Ninth Circuit disagreed. Jackson (1996) 13 Cal.4th
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At the Lectern
JULY 6, 2022
How did the California Supreme Court do at the U.S. Supreme Court during the latter’s most recent term, which ended last week? Moriana , the Court disapproved one rule stated years earlier in Iskanian v. (See: See: SCOTUS disapproves California Supreme Court decision.). Here’s a look.
At the Lectern
DECEMBER 2, 2021
Rejecting an attorney-work-product claim, the Supreme Court today in People v. Superior Court (Jones) upholds a death row inmate’s right to review a prosecutor’s jury selection notes. Eight years ago, the court rejected the direct automatic appeal of the inmate’s death sentence. ( People v.
At the Lectern
JANUARY 31, 2022
The Supreme Court today affirms the three death penalties in People v. Justice Goodwin Liu dissents. He also disagrees with the majority’s holding that the defendants did not make a prima facie showing of Batson error. See, e.g., here , here , and here.).
At the Lectern
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
On Friday, the Ninth Circuit ruled on habeas corpus relief for two different prisoners whose death sentences had been affirmed by the California Supreme Court. In one case, the federal appeals court upheld the denial of a habeas petition. Supreme Court law. Supreme Court case law — Flowers v.
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