Georgia's hard-nosed "two strikes" criminal law is well-known. But defense attorney Brian Steel has a court mulling a different two-strikes argument that could lead to a murder suspect's release. State law says that a twice-quashed indictment bars prosecution of a defendant on the offense charged. In Steel's case, his client, Michael B. LeJeune, faces a possible death sentence if convicted of the brutal 1997 slaying of a 39-year-old man.
June 24, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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Georgia’s hard-nosed “two strikes” criminal law is well-known. But defenseattorney Brian Steel has a court mulling a different two-strikes argumentthat could lead to a murder suspect’s release.
State law O.C.G.A. 17-7-53.1 says that a twice-quashed indictment barsprosecution of a defendant on the offense charged. In Steel’s case, hisclient, Michael B. LeJeune, faces a possible death sentence if convictedof the brutal 1997 slaying of a 39-year-old man.
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