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| Alabama death row inmate's lawyers disappointed by decision |
| By timesfreepress.com |
| Published: 11/01/2016 |
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal Monday from an Alabama death row inmate who claimed that evidence withheld by prosecutors entitled him to a new court hearing. The justices did not comment in turning away the appeal from Bill Kuenzel, convicted of killing a convenience store clerk in the east Alabama city of Sylacauga in 1987. The state attorney general's office could now ask the Alabama Supreme Court to set an execution date for Kuenzel, 54. A prosecutor did not immediately return a message seeking comment. A spokesman for Kuenzel's legal team, Eric Berman, said attorneys were "obviously disappointed" since Kuenzel's claims have never had a full review because of a filing deadline that was supposedly missed in the 1990s. Read More. |
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