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‘Sarah’s Law’ seeks to restore Medford murder conviction erased after killer’s suicide
Lawmakers say an outdated New York legal doctrine erased justice for Medford murder victim Sarah Goode, reopening wounds for her family. Twelve years after Sarah Goode was raped, stabbed more than 40 ...
A proposed bill called "Sarah's Law" would end a legal doctrine that allows for a conviction to be vacated when a person dies with an appeal pending. That doctrine is called abatement ab initio. The ...
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