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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Feb. 14, 2009

9th Circuit Ends Long Legal Saga for Convicted Murderer

Mathew Musladin has apparently run out of chances. After a five-year saga in which Musladin's case reached the Supreme Court, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that his claims of an unfair trial were not persuasive.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Mathew Musladin has apparently run out of chances.

After a five-year saga in which Musladin's case reached the Supreme Court, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that his claims of an unfair trial were not persuasive.

The three-judge panel affirmed his first-degree murder conviction and a 32 years-to-life sentence for shooting to death his estranged wife's fiancé...

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