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Court overturns 1970s L.A. Skid Row killings
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Bobby Joe Maxwell’s life sentence and murder conviction from 1984 in two homeless deaths after finding the case relied on jailhouse informant Sidney Storch’s lies. A new trial or release may follow as key physical evidence was minimal and prosecutors relied on faulty testimony.
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Los Angeles
9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Bobby Joe Maxwell
Sidney Storch
Central Intelligence Agency
Howard Johnson
Maxwell
Storch
Sandi Gibbons
Los Angeles County District Attorney