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Criminal

Oct. 5, 1999

Judge May Vacate Murder Conviction in Old Case

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ordered the district attorney's office to tell him why he should not vacate a man's 1980 murder conviction on grounds that another state prison inmate confessed to the slaying in 1996.

By Michael D. Harris
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ordered the district attorney's office to tell him why he should not vacate a man's 1980 murder conviction on grounds that another state prison inmate confessed to the slaying in 1996.
        Judge William Pounders...

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