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Law Practice

Sep. 23, 2008

Former Lawyer Gets Murder Sentence in Dog Mauling Conviction

Marjorie Knoller didn't say a word on Monday as a San Francisco County Superior Court Judge sentenced her to 15 years to life for second-degree murder for the mauling death of her neighbor.

By Dhyana Levey
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Marjorie Knoller didn't say a word on Monday as a San Francisco County Superior Court Judge sentenced her to 15 years to life for second-degree murder for the mauling death of her neighbor.

In 2001, Diane Whipple sustained at least 77 wounds while being attacked by Knoller's two 100-pound-plus Presa Canarios in a Pacific Heights apartment building. Whipple bled to death, an autopsy revealed...

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