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Criminal

Mar. 13, 2007

Court Reviews Innocence Claim on Death Row

SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court is taking a hard look at a death-row inmate's claim that he was framed for the 1985 fatal stabbing of a prison guard.

By Itir Yakar
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - The California Supreme Court is taking a hard look at a death-row inmate's claim that he was framed for the 1985 fatal stabbing of a prison guard.
      The justices recently voted to re-open the 22-year-old capital murder case in what defense attorneys say is a rare showing of strong interest by the court into a claim of actual innocenc...

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