Death sentence is overturned for mom who murdered her four young daughters in a 1998 house fire after California SCOTUS rules original judge had been threatening and disparaging
Dawn Nieves, 57, was sentenced to death in 2000 over the 1998 murders of her four young daughters and the attempted murder of her son
On Monday, California s highest court overturned the sentence, but not the verdict, citing misconduct by the trial court
The court said that the trial judge openly doubted the credibility of one defense expert by remarking on the possibility that he just doesn t know what he s talking about
Ronnie Ortiz-Magro has evaded a felony charge in connection with his latest domestic violence arrest last month in Los Angeles involving his girlfriend Saffire Matos.
Police sources told TMZ that the Los Angeles County District Attorney s Office did not have sufficient evidence to charge the Jersey Shore personality, 35, in the April 22 incident with his girlfriend, 30.
The case involving the Bronx-born reality star will be forwarded to the Los Angeles City Attorney s Office, which can only charge him with a misdemeanor, sources told the site.
The latest: Jersey Shore personality Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, 35, has evaded a felony charge in connection with his latest domestic violence arrest last month in Los Angeles involving his girlfriend Saffire Matos, 30
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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Man charged with setting fire at historic California mission
May 4, 2021
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1of6FILE - In this Saturday, July 11, 2020, file photo, the interior of the San Gabriel Mission is seen in the aftermath of an early morning fire in San Gabriel, Calif. A fire that gutted much of the historic Catholic church in Southern California last year was intentionally set by a 57-year-old man, prosecutors said Tuesday, May 4, 2021. John David Corey faces multiple felony counts including arson of an inhabited structure, the Los Angeles County District Attorney s Office said in a statementMarcio Jose Sanchez/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6FILE - In this Saturday, July 11, 2020, file photo, curious onlookers stand outside the San Gabriel Mission in the aftermath of a morning fire in San Gabriel, Calif. A fire that gutted much of the historic Catholic church in Southern California last year was intentionally set by a 57-year-old man, prosecutors said Tuesday, May 4, 2021. J
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.