Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Katherine L. v. Sonoma County Social Services Department

531 U.S. 840

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
2000-10-02
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • assistant district attorney held in contempt for willfully disobeying court order to timely file Sentence Review Memorandum; $250 fine affirmed
  • appellate court will not disturb trial court's ruling concerning scope of cross-examination of a witness to test his or her credibility absent manifest abuse of discretion
  • autopsy photograph may be relevant to showing physical torture
  • crime scene photographs relevant to physical torture

Citator

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Ct. App. Cal., 1st App. Dist. Certiorari denied.