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LA gang leader’s conviction and death sentence overturned in triple-murder case

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Timothy McGhee was sentenced to death in 2009 for the murders of three people on rival turf between 1997 and 2001.

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A rare decision: California Supreme Court tosses murder conviction with death sentence

California Supreme Court reverses conviction and death sentence of Los Angeles gang leader.

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Death penalty conviction for notorious L.A. gang killer overturned by state's high court

Infamous Atwater Village gang boss Timothy McGhee’s first-degree murder convictions were tossed out by the California Supreme Court over a juror who was improperly dismissed during sentencing — but McGhee will remain imprisoned on other charges.

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LA gang leader’s conviction and death sentence overturned in triple-murder case

Timothy McGhee was sentenced to death in 2009 for the murders of three people on rival turf between 1997 and 2001.

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CA Supreme Court Overturns Atwater Gang Leader's Conviction

The California Supreme Court Thursday overturned an Atwater Village gang leader’s conviction and death sentence in a triple-murder case, finding that a juror was improperly excused as the panel was deliberating. In a unanimous ruling in connection with Timothy McGhee’s automatic appeal, the state’s highest court found that “the record does not support as a demonstrable reality the court’s ruling that the discharged juror was unable to fulfill hi…

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California Supreme Court reverses murder convictions of Los Angeles gang boss

The convictions and death sentence of the one-time leader of an Atwater Village street gang, who police believed committed at least a dozen murders and who was once on the US Marshals most-wanted list, were overturned Thursday by the California Supreme Court, which found a juror was improperly dismissed during deliberations. Timothy McGhee was found guilty in 2007 of three murders and four attempted murders and is currently listed as a “condemne…

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California Supreme Court reverses murder convictions of notorious Atwater Village gang boss

The convictions and death sentence of the one-time leader of an Atwater Village street gang, who police believed committed at least a dozen murders and who was once on the US Marshals most-wanted list, were overturned Thursday by the California Supreme Court which found a juror was improperly dismissed during deliberations. Timothy McGhee was found guilty in 2007 of three...

·Los Angeles, United States
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NBC LA broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, April 3, 2025.
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