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Death row inmate claims double jeopardy

The lawyer for a man convicted of killing an 81-year-old woman 16 years ago argued before the Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday that her client’s conviction should be set aside on grounds of double jeopardy. Attorney Elizabeth Unger Carlyle asked the court to find that double jeopardy bars retrial in cases where the prosecutor commits intentional ...

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