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Criminal

Aug. 24, 2010

Court: Dog-Mauling Ruling Was Fair

A state appellate court Friday said San Francisco Superior Court Judge affirmed the second-degree murder conviction of dog owner Marjorie Knoller in the infamous 2001 dog-mauling case.

By Laura Ernde

Daily Journal Staff Writer

A state appellate court Friday said San Francisco Superior Court Judge Charlotte Woolard was fair in reviewing the infamous 2001 dog-mauling case even though she didn't preside over the trial where the dog owner was convicted.

Affirming former attorney Marjorie Knoller's second-degree murder conviction, the 1st District Court of Appeal acknowledged that it's preferable for t...

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