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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Jun. 17, 2008

Reinhardt Again Refuses Death In Third Review of Capital Case

For the third time in five years, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Reinhardt Friday refused to sign off on the death penalty for a man convicted of bludgeoning a young woman to death in 1981.

By Amelia Hansen
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      For the third time in five years, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Reinhardt Friday refused to sign off on the death penalty for a man convicted of bludgeoning a young woman to death in 1981.
      While Reinhardt's earlier attempts to reverse the death sentence of Fernando Belmontes Jr. dr...

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