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Death Sentence Upheld for Wakilii Brown | Birmingham News
A federal appeals court has upheld Wakilii Brown’s death sentence for the 2001 double murder of Cherea Jemison and her mother in Alabama, rejecting his final legal challenge and closing the door on his federal appeals. Brown, who fled with the victims’ car and checkbook and took their three children, was convicted and sentenced to death after a jury recommended it — a ruling now confirmed by the Eleventh Circuit. The Alabama AG’s office hailed Assistant Attorney General Henry M. Johnson for securing the conviction. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow…
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