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9th District Federal Court of Appeals Reverses Murder Conviction After all State Courts Reject Appeal

By Walin & Klarich

Why You Need a Highly Skilled Criminal Appeals Law Firm to Help You In a case decided on July 7, 2009, the 9th District Federal Court of Appeals reversed the murder conviction of Mohammend Ali due to the courts finding that the prosecutor had committed prejudicial error when he excused the only two black prospective jurors from the jury pool. At the trial, the defendant?s attorney had objected to the removal of the only two black jurors. However, the trial judge overruled his objection and found that the prosecutor had a ?legitimate reason? for excusing the two jurors. The jury then found defendant guilty of first degree murder and the judge sentenced him to 55 years to life in prison. What was amazing is that while the defendant continued to appeal his conviction, which occurred in 2001, no court would agree with him...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on July 24, 2009 (boomark / email).