A Fresno County Superior Court judge largely rejected the prosecution’s effort to modify a discovery order mandating the disclosure of records pertinent to claims of racial bias in the case of Douglas “Chief” Stankewitz.
A Fresno County Superior Court judge granted a discovery request under the California Racial Justice Act for Douglas Stankewitz, enabling the defense to pursue evidence of racial bias in his decades-long death penalty case.
Douglas Stankewitz’s defense attorneys have filed a motion to obtain decades of records from the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office in order to evaluate whether race played an unlawful role in his prosecution and punishment, citing the California Racial Justice Act.
Fresno, CA – At the beginning of the year, attorneys for Douglas “Chief” Stankewitz, convicted in 1978…
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Fresno, CA – The attorneys seeking to get Douglas “Chief” Stankewitz…
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Fresno, CA – The legendary 88-year-old attorney Tony Serra on Tuesday…
by Robert J Hansen The legal team of Douglas “Chief” Stankewitz sent an open letter to Fresno…
Dear District Attorney Smittcamp: We ask for your intervention in the matter of Douglas Stankewitz. Even though…
By David M. Greenwald Fresno County, CA – In a move that surprised the defense team, a…
On Friday, April 30th, Cal Habitat for Humanity will be hosting a webinar event dedicated to discussing…
By Roxanna Jarvis CALIFORNIA – Alexandra Cock, who is part of the legal team fighting for the…
By Roxanna Jarvis SAN FRANCISCO – In an interview conducted by The Davis Vanguard, lawyers Tony Serra…
Douglas Ray Stankewitz, the longest-serving condemned inmate at San Quentin State Prison, may finally have a chance at freedom after new evidence was discovered showing that evidence in his case was mishandled by detectives and sheriff deputies in Fresno, and that he may have been framed for the murder of 22-year-old Theresa Graybeal in 1978.