Posted on: December 14, 2020, 10:04h.
Last updated on: December 14, 2020, 11:39h.
The US Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Monday reinstated the death penalty for an Arizona man who was found guilty of murdering his friend in 1994 over a gambling debt.
A year ago this month, a 2-1 en banc (full panel of judges) order in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the death penalty sentence for George Russell Kayer. The two appellate judges in the majority ruled that Kayer was not afforded effective counsel and that his mental health and addiction problems…
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