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“New Trial Ordered in Chinatown Killing”

The article titled "New trial ordered in Chinatown killing" shows a photo of Chol Soo Lee on the left and details the judge conducting a new trial.

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K. W. Lee and fellow Sacramento Union staff writer Stephen Magagnini provided persistent coverage of the Chol Soo Lee case, including discovering a crucial witness in the Chinatown murder case. Thanks to that witness, a Sacramento judge ordered a new trial.

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44.01.09

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Lee, Kyung Won and Magagnini, Stephen

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“New Trial Ordered in Chinatown Killing”

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Sacramento Union

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January 23, 1979

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Creator

Lee, Kyung Won and Magagnini, Stephen

Publisher

Sacramento Union

Date

1979-01-23

Location

Sacramento, California, United States

Module

Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Death Row Inmate Sparked a Movement, Module 1

Language

eng

Type

Text

Format

Article

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jpg

Subject

Newspapers; Article; Chinatown; Murder; Sacramento; New trials.

Source

K.W. Lee

Credit Line

Courtesy of K.W. Lee.

Licensor

Public Domain

MUMI Number

44.01.TXT.008

Creator

Lee, Kyung Won and Magagnini, Stephen

Publisher

Sacramento Union

Date

1979-01-23

Location

Sacramento, California, United States

Module

Free Chol Soo Lee: How a Lone Death Row Inmate Sparked a Movement, Module 1

Language

eng

Type

Text

Format

Article

File Format

jpg

Subject

Newspapers; Article; Chinatown; Murder; Sacramento; New trials.

Source

K.W. Lee

Credit Line

Courtesy of K.W. Lee.

Licensor

Public Domain

MUMI Number

44.01.TXT.008

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