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California High Court Rejects Scott Peterson’s Death Penalty

SACRAMENTO — The California Supreme Court on Monday overturned the 2005 death sentence for Scott Peterson in the slaying of his pregnant wife, but said prosecutors may try again for the same sentence if they wish in the high-profile case. It upheld his 2004 murder conviction in the killing of...

Court Tosses Black Man's Murder Conviction Over Racial Bias

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday threw out the murder conviction and death sentence of a black man in Mississippi because of a prosecutor's efforts to keep African Americans off the jury. The defendant already has been tried six times and now could face a seventh trial. The removal...

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