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Crime › LA prosecutors argue double jeopardy not applicable to Miura's case

California prosecutors filed lengthy papers Friday insisting a Japanese businessman can be prosecuted for the 1981 murder of his wife in Los Angeles even though… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Sat, Aug 09 2008

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06 May 08 visit Crime › Prosecutors, defense file additional papers for Miura case  »  Japan Today Prosecutors and the defense attorney for Kazuyoshi Miura on Monday filed supplemental papers on a motion to suppress an arrest warrant against the Japanese businessman…
15 Aug 08 visit National › Miura can't be tried in U.S. for murder insists attorney  »  Japan Today The lawyer for a Japanese businessman accused of killing his wife in 1981 filed legal papers Thursday insisting that his client was acquitted in Japan…
26 Sep 08 visit Crime › LA court rules Miura cannot be tried for murder  »  Japan Today A judge ruled Friday that Japanese businessman Kazuyoshi Miura cannot be tried for murder in the 1980s shooting death of his wife, but prosecutors may…
04 Mar 08 visit Miura's arrest legal: Saipan prosecutors  »  Japan Today Local prosecutors in Saipan on Tuesday asked a court to turn down a request for Kazuyoshi Miura to be released, arguing his arrest over the 1981 shooting of his wife in Los Angeles is legal, investigative sources said. The prosecutors' stance was made...
16 Aug 08 visit Crime › Judge delays ruling in Japanese businessman case  »  Japan Today A complicated court hearing concerning a Japanese businessman accused of murdering his wife 27 years ago in Los Angeles ended Friday without a decision on…

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