The state Supreme Court in a 5-0 decision overturned...
The state Supreme Court in a 5-0 decision overturned the death sentence of the only woman on New Jersey's death row, a transsexual who pleaded guilty to killing 2 police officers
The state Supreme Court in a 5-0 decision overturned the death sentence of the only woman on New Jersey's death row, a transsexual who pleaded guilty to killing 2 police officers.
The court ruled that jurors deciding the sentence of Leslie Ann Nelson, 44, could have been confused by instructions given by the judge.
In 1998, the state Supreme Court threw out Nelson's original death sentence after finding that prosecutors withheld information that might have changed jurors' minds.
The court ruled that jurors deciding the sentence of Leslie Ann Nelson, 44, could have been confused by instructions given by the judge.
In 1998, the state Supreme Court threw out Nelson's original death sentence after finding that prosecutors withheld information that might have changed jurors' minds.
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- (Sources: Associated Press, 30/07/2002)