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U.S. Supreme Court

Nov. 26, 2009

Killer Nears End of Legal Options

California death row inmate Kevin Cooper's lengthy effort to establish his innocence in the brutal massacre of a family in Chino Hills could come to an abrupt end next week.

By Lawrence Hurley

Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - California death row inmate Kevin Cooper's lengthy effort to establish his innocence in the brutal massacre of a family in Chino Hills could come to an abrupt end next week.

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to announce Monday whether it will hear his appeal of a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that rejected his claim for habeas corpus relief. Cooper v...

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