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A Supreme Court skeptical of death row appeals has recently sided with three inmates

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By Emily Condon, John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday sided with a death row inmate in Florida who was blocked from challenging his sentence even though a lower court acknowledged a key witness lied on stand, marking the third time the conservative high court has backed an inmate sentenced to death in recent weeks. In an unsigned opinion, the court threw out a decision from a federal appeals court that sided with the state becaus…

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A Supreme Court skeptical of death row appeals has recently sided with three inmates

The Supreme Court on Monday sided with a death row inmate in Florida who was blocked from challenging his sentence even though a lower court acknowledged a key witness lied on stand, marking the third time the conservative high court has backed an inmate sentenced to death in recent weeks.

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