In an opinion, the Illinois Supreme court ordered a...
In an opinion, the Illinois Supreme court ordered a new hearing for a DuPage County man sentenced to death in the 1986 murder of an Aurora woman
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In an opinion, the Illinois Supreme court ordered a new hearing for a DuPage County man sentenced to death in the 1986 murder of an Aurora woman. The justices said the trial court erred when it dismissed an appeal by Walter Thomas without following special procedures required in death penalty cases.
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- (Sources: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 20/01/2001)
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