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Criminal

Sep. 12, 2002

Court Won't Stop Peace Prize Nominee's Death

LOS ANGELES - A federal appeals court Tuesday refused to halt the execution of convicted killer Stanley Williams, co-founder of the Los Angeles street gang the Crips, but suggested the Nobel Peace Prize nominee might be a good candidate for clemency.

By David Houston
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        LOS ANGELES - A federal appeals court Tuesday refused to halt the execution of convicted killer Stanley Williams, co-founder of the Los Angeles street gang the Crips, but suggested the Nobel Peace Prize nominee might be a good candidate for clemency.
        Williams, known as "Big Took" or "To...

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