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Death penalty overturned for California mom who killed 4
Justices overturned Sandi Dawn Nieves s death sentence due to the trial court s misconduct. Share Updated: 3:47 PM PDT May 3, 2021
Death penalty overturned for California mom who killed 4
Justices overturned Sandi Dawn Nieves s death sentence due to the trial court s misconduct. Share Updated: 3:47 PM PDT May 3, 2021
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Death penalty overturned for Saugus woman who killed four of her children
SACRAMENTO
The California Supreme Court on Monday reversed the death penalty for a Southern California woman who killed her four young daughters and tried to kill her son by setting their house on fire 23 years ago.
The justices unanimously upheld the first-degree murder, attempted murder and arson convictions of Sandi Dawn Nieves, 57, in the deaths of daughters Nikolet Amber Nieves, Rashel Hollie Nieves, Kristl Dawn Folden and Jaqlene Marie Folden.
But they overturned her death sentence “due to the trial court’s misconduct.”
The judge was frustrated that the defense lawyer kept violating court procedures despite repeated warnings and sanctions, and also openly doubted the credibility of defense witnesses, the justices found.
The judge was frustrated that the defense lawyer kept violating court procedures despite repeated warnings and sanctions, and also openly doubted the credibility of defense witnesses, the justices found.
“Ultimately, the trial judge’s conspicuous disdain for defense counsel and witnesses, and his repeated references to their improper or untrustworthy conduct, lent credence to the prosecution’s argument that defendant was manipulative and deceitful,” Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye wrote.
“These were the very characteristics the prosecution highlighted to justify the death penalty.”
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge L. Jeffrey Wiatt killed himself in 2005 after he was questioned by detectives on an unrelated matter.
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