Wasserman's Appellate Summaries

July 3, 2000
By Lawrence Wasserman, Esq.

Netlaw Libraries welcomes attorney Lawrence Wasserman as a new website contributor. We are pleased to announce that his guest column, which synopsizes the recent decisions from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the California Supreme Court, the six California appellate districts, as well as some of the recent and interesting decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court, will be appearing as a regular feature for members and guests visiting the Netlaw Libraries website. We hope that you will find it to be a good way to start your legal research day and welcome your comments and criticisms regarding the column.

People v. Coddington
Case No. S008840
Supreme Court of California

CRIMINAL-DEATH PENALTY
Coddington lured two women and two young girls to a trailer where he killed the two women and molested the two girls. His insanity plea was rejected. He was convicted of the two first degree murders (and other related crimes) and was sentenced to death.
HELD: In this 168 page opinion there is an extensive discussion of the facts and the numerous claimed errors characteristic of death penalty cases. Affirmed.

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