Mass kill trial site moved for Frazier case
The California Supreme Court ordered a new trial site for John Linley Frazier accused of killing five people in Santa Cruz County. The court cited pervasive local fear and hostility toward hippies as compromising a fair Santa Cruz trial, noting community bias linked to the killings’ bizarre nature and lack of motive. Justice McComb dissented.
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Court of Appeals signals schools may regulate hair length
The 9th Circuit said it could not care less about student hair length but affirmed that schools may enforce a dress and conduct code. The decision involved challenges from Eastside Union High School District in San Jose and Saddleback Junior College District in Orange County, noting administrators acted with consideration for student rights and educational processes.
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Corona's lawyer blasts jail conditions in murder case
YUBA CITY UP I The attorney for mass murder suspect Juan V Corona said he seeks assurances that inhuman jail conditions will be eliminated in the cell where his client may be returned Friday He spoke before a pretrial hearing on access to all evidence gathered by Dist Atty G Dave Teja in the Yuba City mass murders Corona 97 hospitalized since June 48 after a heart attack Doctors said he may return to jail Friday He faces 10 counts of murder in deaths of 25 transient farm workers and Teja seeks grand jury indictments
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Angela Davis seeks disqualification of judge in murder case
Angela Davis and Ruchell Magee asked U S District Court to disqualify Judge Samuel Conti who signed the order for appearance Friday. Davis, held in Marin County jail, claimed the judge is hostile and biased. no immediate response from the judge. They are charged with murder kidnapping and conspiracy in the killings of four men.
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Davis seeks federal venue in Marin County court case
Pretrial hearings in Marin County Superior Court halted when Miss Davis’s lawyers filed a petition to move proceedings to federal court. The motion accuses Governor Reagan of leading a state conspiracy and calls Judge Conti hostile to federal rights. Conti ordered both sides to appear Friday to justify denial of the request.
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