California Supreme Court overturns death sentence of Calipatria Man

California Supreme Court reverses death sentence in Calipatria Police Chief murder case over juror bias

SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court on Monday overturned the double-murder conviction and death sentence of Omar Richard Deen, ruling that a juror with deep personal and professional ties to one of the victims should never have been allowed…

California Supreme Court overturns death sentence of Calipatria Man

CALIPATRIA, Calif. (KYMA) - More than 25 years after the murders of a Calipatria police chief and a local business woman, the California Supreme Court overturned the conviction of the man sentenced to death in the case. The court ruled juror bias may have affected the outcome, and now the case could be retried. Back in April 1998, authorities say Omar Richard Deen shot and killed his mother Rachel Deen and then-Police Chief J. Leonard Speer of t…