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Law Practice

May 27, 2009

BERG: Will Justice for Peagler Come in Time?

Columnist Martin Berg urges prosecutors to reconsider their opposition to letting a terminally ill prison inmate die at home.

Now is the time for Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley to give it up and stop opposing the release of Deborah Peagler, who's already served more than 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing her pimp.

Peagler, 49, is dying of lung cancer that has spread to her liver and spine.

Her lawyers contend that the man Peagler killed, Oliver Wilson, forced her into prostitution at 16 and then severely abused her and their...

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