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High court rejects appeal for retrial over 1979 murder case

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A lawyer holds a banner stating "Unfair Judgment" in front of the Miyazaki branch of the Fukuoka High Court on July 15, 2014, in Miyazaki city, capital of the southwestern Japan prefecture of the same name, after it rejected an appeal for a retrial filed by Ayako Haraguchi, who served a 10-year prison term for a 1979 murder.

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Court rejects appeal for retrial over 1979 murder case

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Ayako Haraguchi holds a press conference in the city of Kagoshima on March 6, 2013, after the Kagoshima District Court rejected an appeal for a retrial filed by Haraguchi, who was convicted and served a 10-year prison term for killing her brother-in-law in 1979 in Kagoshima Prefecture for insurance money.

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High court rejects appeal for retrial over 1979 murder case

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A lawyer holds a banner stating "Unfair Judgment" in front of the Miyazaki branch of the Fukuoka High Court on July 15, 2014, in Miyazaki city, capital of the southwestern Japan prefecture of the same name, after it rejected an appeal for a retrial filed by Ayako Haraguchi, who served a 10-year prison term for a 1979 murder. (Kyodo)

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Prosecutors file appeal over retrial of 1979 murder case

Yumi Kamoshida (R) and Masami Mori, members of the defense team for Ayako Haraguchi, attend a press conference in Kagoshima, Japan, on July 3, 2017, after prosecutors appealed a district court decision the previous week to grant a retrial for the 90-year-old woman who served a 10-year term in prison over the murder of her brother-in-law in 1979. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court to retry woman convicted of 1979 murder case

Lawyers for Ayako Haraguchi hold banners celebrating a Kagoshima District Court decision on June 28, 2017, to retry their client, who served a 10-year prison term for the 1979 murder of her brother-in-law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court to retry case of woman convicted of 1979 murder

File photo taken in July 2015 shows Ayako Haraguchi in a wheelchair arriving at the Kagoshima District Court in southwestern Japan to file a petition for a retrial over a 1979 murder case, for which she was convicted. The court decided on June 28, 2017, to reopen the case of the 90-year-old, who served a 10-year prison term over the murder of her brother-in-law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court to retry woman convicted of 1979 murder case

Lawyers for Ayako Haraguchi hold banners celebrating a Kagoshima District Court decision on June 28, 2017, to retry their client, who served a 10-year prison term for the 1979 murder of her brother-in-law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo