Is a non-capitalized defendant entitled to the same procedural protections as a capital defendant?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Capers, 251 Cal.Rptr.3d 80, 446 P.3d 726, 7 Cal.5th 989 (Cal. 2019):
People v. Williams (2013) 58 Cal.4th 197, 295, 165 Cal.Rptr.3d 717, 315 P.3d 1.) Consequently, it is permissible for noncapital defendants to have more procedural protections than capital defendants.
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