Jackson resentenced to life in prison: Supreme Court throws out one of two death sentences. From: Lima News (Lima, OH) | Date: January 9, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Lima News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Bob Blake

Jan. 9--LIMA -- A man condemned to death for his role in a 2002 double homicide no longer faces two death sentences.

The condemned killer, Cleveland Jackson, 28, will instead serve a life sentence without possibility of parole for one of the murders after the Ohio Supreme Court threw out the death sentence for killing a 3-year-old girl. The high court said Jackson's attorneys should have been allowed to question potential jurors on how he or ...

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