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Criminal

Aug. 31, 2006

Judge Scolds Prosecutor for Opening Statement in Aryan Penalty Case

SANTA ANA - Federal prosecutors have given the reputed kingpin of the powerful Aryan Brotherhood prison gang what defense attorneys see as a potent issue for appeal if a jury imposes the death penalty on him.

By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer
     
SANTA ANA - Federal prosecutors have given the reputed kingpin of the powerful Aryan Brotherhood prison gang what defense attorneys see as a potent issue for appeal if a jury imposes the death penalty on him.
      In her penalty-phase opening statement of the months-long trial, Assistant U.S. Attorney Joey Blanch told jurors...

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