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Article: NA GEN US Supreme Court Death Penalty
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- March 28, 2005
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AP Worldstream
03-28-2005
Ld-WritethruHeadline: High court considers rights of foreigners in U.S. death penalty cases
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By HOPE YEN
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Foreign murder suspects have no rights in U.S. courts to challenge their convictions on the grounds they were improperly denied legal help from their consulates, the United States' highest court was told Monday, in a case testing the effect of international law in U.S. death penalty cases.
Supreme Court justices heard arguments Monday in the case of Jose Medellin, who says his rights were violated under a U.S. treaty when a Texas ...