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AP News3 years ago

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...
AP News4 years ago

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...