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| Oregon high court rejects Death Row inmate's appeal |
| By The Oregonian |
| Published: 10/18/2004 |
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The Oregon Supreme Court last Thursday affirmed the death sentence of a man convicted of stabbing to death a fellow prison inmate. David Lee Cox, 40, also known as "Rooster," was convicted by a Marion County jury in 2000 of killing Mark Davis because of a dispute largely revolving around drugs. The unanimous court rejected several arguments for a new trial, including that the judge should have allowed Cox's attorneys to tell jurors about Davis' extensive record of violence behind bars. The court also rejected Cox's claim that the judge should not have told the jury to disregard his testimony after he refused to answer some questions the prosecutors posed. In addition, the court refused to consider two claims about the right to confront witnesses and the right to have any issue at trial put in the indictment. Both issues stemmed from recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions. But the Oregon Supreme Court said Cox's attorneys failed to raise the issues at trial. Cox is one of 28 men on Oregon's Death Row. |
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