Former Pennsylvania death row inmate freed after prosecutors drop charges before start of retrial
Headline from The Sentinel (Carlisle)
Noel Montalvo, who turned 59 Tuesday, was freed Monday night after York County prosecutors dismissed charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy and burglary shortly before a retrial was to begin.
The Sentinel (Carlisle)'s own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.
YORK, Pa. (AP) — A man formerly on death row has been released from prison following dismissal of murder charges in a double slaying a quarter-century ago that he blamed on his brother, who died in prison while appealing his own death sentence in the case.
Noel Montalvo, who turned 59 Tuesday, was freed Monday night after York County prosecutors dismissed charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy and burglary shortly before a retrial was to begin.
A former death row inmate was released following the dismissal of murder charges in two 1998 killings that he blamed on his brother, who died in prison.
Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.
Former Pennsylvania death row inmate freed after prosecutors drop charges before start of retrial | Since Then
