California Supreme Court reverses death penalty judgment for second time

(Subscription required) The California Supreme Court unanimously reversed Christopher Charles Lightsey's reinstated death penalty judgment, finding prosecutors could not show a retrospective hearing could reliably determine his competency to stand trial in 1994.

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