In San Francisco, The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals...

In San Francisco, The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a death sentence given to Bruce Morris, 44, saying the jury's instructions contained a typographical error creating the impression that any other sentence might eventually set the man free on parole. Morris was convicted of killing a man and two women in 1985. Morris, who now says he wants to drop his appeal and be executed voluntarily, was convicted and sentenced to death in 1987. During the penalty phase of the trial, the jurors were given written instructions telling them wrongly that they could sentence Morris only to death or to "life in prison with the possibility of parole."