Legal Question in Criminal Law in California
Murder trials
Can there still be a murder trial if the
suspect is dead, as long as their is
enough evidence to prosecute? And if
so, and the deceased suspect has no
family to hire defense, would a public
defender be assigned.
Asked on 2/23/09, 1:48 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Edward Hoffman
Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman
Re: Murder trials
No. Dead people are never prosecuted, no matter how strong the evidence against them may be.
Answered on 2/23/09, 3:28 pm
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