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Appellate Practice

Mar. 24, 2004

Panel Tosses Murder Convictions

LOS ANGELES - The double murder conviction of an African-American gang member from Pasadena has been thrown out because the judge failed to fully address claims that Deputy District Attorney Douglas Sortino excluded jurors because they were black.

By Stefanie Knapp
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        LOS ANGELES - The double murder conviction of an African-American gang member from Pasadena has been thrown out because the judge failed to fully address claims that Deputy District Attorney Douglas Sortino excluded jurors because they were black.
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