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| Miss. death row inmate challenges rape conviction |
| By clarionledger.com |
| Published: 08/11/2014 |
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Attorneys for death row inmate Charles Ray Crawford are arguing the man's 1994 rape conviction should be tossed out because he received poor legal representation at his trial. The result of the appeal could mean the difference between life and death for Crawford. According to his lawyers, Crawford could get off death row — where he now resides on an unrelated murder conviction — if his appeal in the rape case is successful. Crawford was arrested in 1992 for rape and aggravated assault. While free on bond, he was arrested for murder in the death of a young woman. He was convicted of rape in 1993 and sentenced to 66 years in prison. He was then found guilty of murder in 1994 and sentenced to death. Prosecutors had argued for the death penalty, saying it was justified because Crawford's past as a rapist constituted an aggravated factor and called for the harshest of punishments. Read More. |
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