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California Supreme Court
Feb. 5, 2019
State high court reverses 2nd death penalty in same murder case, citing biased jury selection
The court reversed the death penalty for a man convicted of rape, torture and murder because of improper jury selection.
The state Supreme Court reversed the death penalty for a man convicted of rape, torture and murder because of improper jury selection, the same reasoning it gave for overturning the death sentence for the other man involved in the killing.
Both men were prosecuted by former Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Corene S. Locke-Noble, who was listed as inactive with the State Bar as of Jan. 31 and who the prosecutor's office sai...
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