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Brothers on AZ death row denied appeal
By azcentral.com- Colton Gavin
Published: 03/18/2014

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court Monday upheld convictions and death sentences for two brothers in the 1991 slayings of a pair of store owners in Grasshopper Junction near Kingman.

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a range of arguments from Roger and Robert Murray, who claimed they had inadequate representation and that prosecutors improperly removed two potential jurors in their trial, among other claims.

It was the latest turn in a case that at one point saw Roger Murray raising 56 claims on appeal. In this appeal, Roger raised 10 claims and Robert raised four, all of which were rejected by the same three-judge panel in separate opinions.

Attorneys in both cases could not be reached for comment Monday on the court's rulings.

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