Article: Krishna Maharaj escapes noose

Joseph, George
India Abroad
04-05-2002
Krishna Maharaj, the only person of Indian origin on death row in the
United States, escaped the noose for a second time last week, this time
forever.

But the 63-year-old former millionaire will not see the light of day for
another 50 years. If he does survive his sentence, he will be 113 years
old.

With Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Jerald Bagley sentencing the British national
to life in prison for a double murder, he will now move to a regular cell.

His lawyer Clive Stafford Smith, who helped more than 200 people escape the
death penalty, has vowed to take the case to higher courts. 'We'll tell the
federal court the guy is innocent. There is a whole series of ...

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