Supreme Court Overturns New Orleans Man's Murder Conviction

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By Joan Biskupic, USA TODAY

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a New Orleans man's murder conviction must be reversed because prosecutors failed to reveal that the sole eyewitness to the crime had earlier said he could not identify the killer. The decision was 8-1; Justice Clarence Thomas was the lone dissenter.
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Posted: Wed, 01/11/2012 - 1:14pm