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In San Francisco the U
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In San Francisco the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the conviction and death sentence of Michael Wayne Jennings, ruling that his defence attorney provided constitutionally deficient representation.
The 3-0 decision marked the 10th time in a year that the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has either reversed a California death sentence or upheld the ruling of a lower federal court judge toppling a capital sentence previously approved by the state Supreme Court.
The court has upheld 3 death sentences during the same period.
The 9th Circuit said that Jennings, 52, should either be retried or released.
Jennings was convicted in 1984 of murdering Violet Newman, 63, in August 1982.
The 3-0 decision marked the 10th time in a year that the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has either reversed a California death sentence or upheld the ruling of a lower federal court judge toppling a capital sentence previously approved by the state Supreme Court.
The court has upheld 3 death sentences during the same period.
The 9th Circuit said that Jennings, 52, should either be retried or released.
Jennings was convicted in 1984 of murdering Violet Newman, 63, in August 1982.
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- (Sources: Los Angeles Times, 10/05/2002)
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