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

Mar. 29, 2008

9th Circuit Says Inmate Must Go Free

A paperwork blunder by a California state prosecutor means that a Contra Costa County killer must be released from prison, a unanimous 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      A paperwork blunder by a California state prosecutor means that a Contra Costa County killer must be released from prison, a unanimous 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday.
      The panel noted, however, that authorities can rearrest and retry Joshua Harvest for the brutal 1993 s...

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