17 December 2020 :
The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the death sentence for George Kayer.
On May 13, 2019 (see) the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had sided with Kayer in his claim that his lawyers made a mistake by not presenting some evidence during his sentencing. The appeals court concluded that Kayer was entitled to a new sentencing trial. The Supreme Court’s decision Monday reiterates the law that requires federal courts to defer to state court decisions under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office said. Kayer, now 65, White, was sentenced to death in Yavapai County on July 17, 1997 in the December 2, 1994 robbery and murder of Delbert L. Haas.
(Source: AP, AZCentral, 14/12/2020)
