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Georgia's high court rules DNA evidence warrants new trial

by Associated Press
| March 13, 2020 1:05 PM

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia's highest court ruled Friday that an inmate serving a life sentence for a slaying 43 years ago deserves a new trial after recent DNA tests cast “significant doubt” on his guilt.

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