Criminal
Apr. 24, 2009
Panel Strikes Down Appeal of Dying Prisoner
A court has rejected an appeal by Deborah Peagler, a former street prostitute dying of cancer who is serving a life sentence for putting a hit on her boyfriend. Her attorneys argue that under current battered women laws the 49-year-old might have gotten a more lenient sentence.
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - A cancer-stricken former street prostitute serving a life sentence for the murder of her pimp saw her chances of freedom dim significantly this week as an appellate panel struck down one of her attorneys' main contentions. Attorneys for Deborah Peagler, 49, had argued prosecutorial misconduct and other charges against the Los Angeles County district attorney's office and had asked that the offi...
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