A divided U.S. Supreme Court reinstated a California inmate's death sentence on Wednesday, the first 5-4 vote under newly installed Chief Justice John Roberts. Ronald Sanders was put on death row for the 1982 killing of a woman during a drug-related robbery in Bakersfield, Calif. The case presented a technical question for the Court involving jurors' consideration of invalid aggravating factors.
January 12, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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A divided Supreme Court reinstated a California inmate’s death sentence on Wednesday, the first 5-4 vote under newly installed Chief Justice John Roberts.
Justices overturned an appeals court ruling that declared Ronald Sanders’ sentence unconstitutional. Sanders was put on death row for the 1982 killing of a woman during a drug-related robbery in Bakersfield, Calif.
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