Court rejects appeal for retrial of 1961 wine poisoning case

Court rejects appeal for retrial of 1961 wine poisoning case

NAGOYA, Japan - Lawyer Izumi Suzuki speaks during a press conference on Jan. 9, 2015, in the city of Nagoya, central Japan, after the Nagoya High Court rejected an appeal for a retrial filed by Masaru Okunishi, 88, who has been on death row since 1972 over the 1961 poisoning murders of five women in Mie Prefecture, central Japan. Suzuki, Okunishi's chief counsel, said the defense will file a special appeal with the Supreme Court.

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