Cowan v. Superior Court

Supreme Court of California · Decided 1996-12-09

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*370 Opinion CHIN, J. Petitioner, facing capital murder charges, agreed to plead guilty to the lesser offense of voluntary manslaughter. Prosecution of that offense, however, is time-barred. Petitioner wants to waive the statute of limitations for voluntary manslaughter to avoid prosecution on the greater charges. We must decide whether he may effectively…

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