Coverage dated May 30, 2024

Judge to consider recalling death sentence of man who killed 12-year-old Polly Klaas

Headline from The Columbian

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A California judge will consider Friday whether to recall the death sentence against Richard Allen Davis, who in 1993 killed 12-year-old Polly Klaas after kidnapping her from h

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  1. The Columbian

    Judge to consider recalling death sentence of man who killed 12-year-old Polly Klaas (opens The Columbian)

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    SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A California judge will consider Friday whether to recall the death sentence against Richard Allen Davis, who in 1993 killed 12-year-old Polly Klaas after kidnapping her from h

  2. KTVU San Francisco

    Judge denies Richard Allen Davis' bid to overturn death sentence after Polly Klass killing (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    A Santa Clara County judge on Friday denied a request to vacate a death sentence imposed on Richard Allen Davis, who was convicted of killing 12-year-old Polly Klaas in 1993 after kidnapping her from her bedroom at knifepoint in a crime that shocked the nation.

  3. CBS News

    Judge to mull overturning Polly Klaas killer Richard Allen Davis (opens CBS News)

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    A California judge will consider whether to overturn the death sentence against Richard Allen Davis, who in 1993 killed 12-year-old Polly Klaas after kidnapping her from her bedroom in a crime that shocked the nation.

  4. Foxla

    Richard Allen Davis: Judge to consider recalling death sentence for man who killed Polly Klaas (opens Foxla)

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    A Santa Clara County judge will consider Friday whether to recall the death sentence against Richard Allen Davis, who in 1993 killed 12-year-old Polly Klaas after kidnapping her from her bedroom at knifepoint in a crime that shocked the nation.

  5. Fox News

    California judge rejects request to vacate death sentence for Polly Klaas' killer (opens Fox News)

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    A California judge on Friday rejected a request to vacate the death sentence imposed on the man convicted for the 1993 killing of Polly Klaas.

  6. The Boston Globe

    Judge denies petition to recall death sentence of man who killed 12-year-old Polly Klaas (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Jurors in 1996 found Davis guilty of first-degree murder and of the “special circumstances” of kidnapping, burglary, robbery, and attempting a lewd act on a child.

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