A jury convicted Darryl Shirley of burglarizing an unoccupied house and grabbing $80 from a Subway sandwich shop’s cash register in 2005. No weapons were
Tag: habeas
Death Penalty Delays Reviewed
What was to be a major challenge to the constitutionality of the decade-long delays in carrying out California’s death penalty turned into a procedural quagmire
Prosecutor’s Secret Deal Overturns Murder Conviction
Failure to disclose to jurors a secret prosecution deal with a key witness has prompted reversal of one of two murder convictions in the gruesome
Berkeley Murder Rehearing Over Black Juror Exclusion
Two men convicted of killing a Brinks Armored car guard during a Berkeley robbery have one a federal appeals court’s reconsideration of their claims that
Judge’s One Wrong Word Overturns 50-Year Sentence
A trial judge’s single wrong word at the opening of a sex crime trial in 2006 has resulted in an order for a new trial
Brothers’ Death Sentences Upheld
Brothers Roger and Robert Murray must face execution in Arizona for the 1991 double murder of the owners of the store and restaurant in rural
