U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
May 13, 2009
9th Circuit Upholds Death Row Conviction Despite Dissents
A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge warned Monday that California may be on the verge of executing an innocent man, even as a majority of the court upheld death row inmate Kevin Cooper's long-disputed conviction.
Daily Journal Staff Writer A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge warned Monday that California may be on the verge of executing an innocent man, even as a majority of the court upheld death row inmate Kevin Cooper's long-disputed conviction. Cooper has claimed he was framed for the 1983 knife-and-hatchet murders of four Chino Hills residents. A majority of the 9th Circuit declined to rehear Cooper's latest appeal Monday o...
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