The California Supreme Court reversed the death penalty conviction of Timothy McGhee, a notorious gang leader, citing the wrongful dismissal of a juror who may have influenced the sentencing outcome. McGhee, linked to multiple killings and infamous for terrorizing rivals in Los Angeles, was convicted in 2009. The court's decision underscores the importance of juror roles in achieving fair trials, particularly in capital cases. McGhee's image as a ruthless gang boss and his gruesome lyrical expressions of violence were critical to his original conviction for multiple murders.
Because of the erroneous discharge of a juror during guilt phase deliberations, we must reverse McGhee's conviction and sentence." Justice Goodwin H. Liu.
McGhee cut a terrifying figure in L.A.'s gangland wars... with the name of his crew and their turf tattooed on his body.
Witnesses at his trial testified he waged a campaign of terror, hunting rivals and sometimes killing indiscriminately.
Here I come, last chance to run. Killer with a gun, out to have some fun," McGhee wrote in a notebook of rap lyrics discovered in his girlfriend's home.
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