Hands Off Cain
CALIFORNIA·DEATH PENALTY·JUNE 26, 2001·1 MIN READ

A federal appeals panel reversed the sentence of David...

A federal appeals panel reversed the sentence of David Murtishaw, who killed Martha Soto, James Henderson and Ingrid Etayo

A federal appeals panel reversed the sentence of David Murtishaw, who killed Martha Soto, James Henderson and Ingrid Etayo. In a highly technical opinion, the appeals panel, while upholding the conviction, said that erroneous jury instructions tainted Murtishaw's death sentence, and commuted the sentence to life without parole
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  • (Sources: The Press-Enterprise, 26/06/2001)