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California Supreme Court

May 7, 2008

Justices Vacate Death Sentence In Murder Case

The California Supreme Court on Monday struck down the death penalty for a man convicted of murder because prosecutors failed to turn over evidence that could have exonerated him of a second murder that resulted in the capital sentence.

By Ryan Oliver
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      LOS ANGELES - The California Supreme Court on Monday struck down the death penalty for a man convicted of murder because prosecutors failed to turn over evidence that could have exonerated him of a second murder that resulted in the capital sentence.
      Prosecutors in the early 1980s had sought a death sentenc...

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