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| Appeals Harder For Death Row Inmates |
| By statesmanjournal.com |
| Published: 12/23/2010 |
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Bruce and Joshua Turnidge will join 34 other men on death row in Oregon after their January sentencing. According to a jury's decisions made public Wednesday, the Turnidges deserve to die for one of the highest-profile crimes in county history: the 2008 Woodburn bank bombing that killed two police officers. Under Oregon law, a judge must impose the sentence ordered by the jury. When the sentence becomes official Jan. 24, the Turnidges likely will be sent to maximum-security Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem, where most inmates sentenced to death are housed. The jury's decision in the Turnidge cases will be evaluated by the Oregon Supreme Court as part of an automatic review process in capital cases. The appeals processes on death penalty cases can take decades. Some inmates on death row have been there more than 15 years, according to the Department of Corrections. Read More. |
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