Supreme Court of California
People v. Abel, S064733
A conviction for first-degree murder and the death sentence are upheld on appeal against numerous challenges, including those involving delay in bringing charges, the denial of a motion for a pretrial lineup, judicial and prosecutorial misconduct, admission of prejudicial evidence, nondisclosure of a witness's psychiatric records, jury instructions, and penalty phase issues.
Appellate Information
- Decided 03/19/2012
- Published 03/19/2012
Judges
- Werdegar
Court
- Supreme Court of California
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Michael J. Hersek, James D. Dutton