The California Supreme Court reversed a Los Angeles gang leader’s three murder convictions and death sentence Thursday, saying the trial judge had wrongly dismissed a holdout juror. It was the first ...

The convictions and death sentence of the one-time leader of an Atwater Village street gang, who police believed committed at ...

In a rare ruling with broad implications for jury deliberations and the death penalty in California, the California Supreme ...

A January 2009 photo of gang member and convicted murderer Timothy McGhee during sentencing with his attorney, Franklin Peters Jr., in Los Angeles. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) The California ...

Timothy Joseph McGhee," LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in a statement. "Our office is currently reviewing the Court’s ruling in detail. We will make a determination regarding ...

The state Supreme Court remanded McGhee's case to the Los Angeles County Superior Court for further proceedings. The Supreme Court rendered its decision in The People v. Timothy Joseph McGhee ...