Died and Revived

An Iowa appeals court ruled against a man, serving a life sentence for murder, who claims that, because he momentarily died at a hospital, he fulfilled his sentence and should be released from prison.

DES MOINES, Iowa – An Iowa appeals court ruled against a man, serving a life sentence for murder, who claims that, because he momentarily died at a hospital, he fulfilled his sentence and should be released from prison.

Categories / Appeals, Civil Rights, Criminal, Health

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