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Court throws out sentence for prisoner who killed cellmate

The Associated Press//November 7, 2017//[read_meter]

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Court throws out sentence for prisoner who killed cellmate

Court throws out sentence for prisoner who killed cellmate

The Associated Press//November 7, 2017//[read_meter]

Jasper Rushing The death sentence for an Arizona prisoner who killed his cellmate was thrown out Monday after the state Supreme Court concluded a judge had...

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