The California Supreme Court affirmed the death penalty of cabman killer Javance Mickey Wilson on Aug. 5.
Wilson was convicted in 2003 of the robbery, carjacking and attempted murder of James Richards, the murder and robbery of Andres Dominguez and the murder and robbery of Victor Henderson.
In the rare split decision, the Supreme Court also ruled that requests to plead Racial Justice Act claims before superior courts do not automatically pause an appeal.
Each of Wilson’s victims were cab drivers whom he had called for a ride, according to the Supreme Court. Wilson would commit his murders on a rural, dimly lit road in