[Mb-civic] NYTimes.com: In Death Row Case, Justices Order Retrial Over Evidence

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WASHINGTON | May 2, 2006
In Death Row Case, Justices Order Retrial Over Evidence
By LINDA GREENHOUSE
The Supreme Court ruled that state courts improperly excluded evidence showing that another man might have committed the crime.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/02/washington/02scotus.html?ex=1147233600&en=65a8fe2a47507d02&ei=5070&emc=eta1



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