How have courts dealt with the issue of the death penalty in the past?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Holt, 208 Cal.Rptr. 547, 37 Cal.3d 436, 690 P.2d 1207 (Cal. 1984):
[37 Cal.3d 464] In People v. Jackson (1955) 44 Cal.2d 511, 282 P.2d 898, this court found serious errors and misconduct committed by the trial court and the prosecutor, but since the overwhelming weight of credible evidence established guilt, the judgment was reversed with directions to the trial court to reduce a death penalty to life imprisonment. [690 P.2d 1224] The majority relied on the miscarriage
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