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| Inmate challenges convictions, death sentences for 5 inmate slayings in 1993 Ohio prison riot |
| By weyburnreview.com- Lisa Cornwell |
| Published: 12/04/2014 |
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CINCINNATI - An inmate seeking to have his convictions and death sentence for the slayings of fellow inmates during the 1993 Ohio prison riot overturned says he was denied a fair trial. Inmate Keith LaMar, 45, was convicted of aggravated murder in 1995 in the deaths of five inmates during the 1993 riot at the Southern Ohio Correctional Institution. The 11-day riot ended in the deaths of nine inmates and a prison guard. A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in LaMar's latest attempt to overturn his convictions. LaMar's attorney told the judges that trial prosecutors violated his client's constitutional rights by withholding evidence from the defence. Attorney David Doughten said the prosecution didn't provide transcripts and summaries from inmates who witnessed the slayings. Read More. |
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