Supreme Court of California

Defendant's death sentence for first degree murder is reversed pursuant to a claim of error regarding judicial misconduct where the trial judge's conduct during the penalty phase trial constituted misconduct, and the cumulative effect of his conduct required reversal.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/06/2006
• Published 03/06/2006

Judges

• MORENO, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Lynne S. Coffin and Michael J. Hersek, State Public Defenders, and John Fresquez, Deputy State Public Defender, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W Schons, Assistant Attorney General, William M. Wood and Karl T. Terp, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.