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Supreme Court Considers Death Penalty Case Fowler v. Griffin
In Raleigh and Washington, the case of Jawvers to Jesse Thurman Fowler moves toward a possible life or death ruling. Fowler, who argued with John Griffin over ten dollars, killed Griffin after a bar fight and street confrontation. A jury convicted him of first degree murder and sentenced him to die. Lawyers challenge the sentence as cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment.
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