2 killers rejected in bid for new trial
Defense counsel deemed effective
Posted: January 21, 2010 at 3:27 a.m.
Nearly 16 years after two men were convicted of slaying three West Memphis boys, a Craighead County Circuit Court judge has denied their request for retrials, saying they did not prove they received ineffective legal counsel during their 1994 trials.
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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 9 on 01/21/2010
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