The Supreme Court today unanimously affirms the death sentences in People v. Casares and People v. Peoples. The Casares opinion is written by Justice Kathryn Werdegar. Justice Goodwin Liu writes for the court in Peoples. In Peoples, the court affirms despite what it finds to be “unprofessional” and “improper” conduct by the prosecutor.
At the Lectern
Two death penalty judgments unanimously affirmed
February 4, 2016
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