The California Supreme Court decided unanimously Thursday to overturn a man’s conviction in the killing of an LAPD officer 37 years ago during a traffic stop.
The state high court, citing extensive evidence that the defense lawyer for Kenneth Earl Gay was incompetent,that sent Gay to death row in the death of Officer Paul Verna on the evening of June 2, 1983, in Lakeview Terrace.
Gay’s case has bounced between the lower courts and the California Supreme Court for years. The court overturned his death sentence years ago on the grounds he had an inadequate lawyer, and a new trial was held on whether he should be condemned to death.Gay then argued that his lawyer, Daye Shinn, also botched the guilty phase of his trial.
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