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Criminal

May 11, 2007

Pro Per Appeal Frees Convicted Killer

A convicted killer who spent 28 years behind bars has been released after arguing he was unfairly ordered to attend religious-themed Narcotics Anonymous meetings.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      A convicted killer who spent 28 years behind bars has been released after arguing he was unfairly ordered to attend religious-themed Narcotics Anonymous meetings.
      Inmate Charles Edward Turner protested that the 12-step program's curriculum requires a belief in God, amounting to a state-established religious obligation violating the First Amendmen...

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