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Possible judge bias could set convicted murderer free

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//December 1, 2014//

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Possible judge bias could set convicted murderer free

Possible judge bias could set convicted murderer free

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//December 1, 2014//

A man convicted of the brutal murder of a Buckeye librarian could get to escape not only the death penalty but his conviction because of possible bias by the judge....

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Tags: Judge Ruth Hilliard, imparitality, Arizona, Buckeye librarian, judge bias, Richard Hurles, Maricopa County Superior Court, muder, 9th U.S Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court

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