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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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Court rejects appeal for retrial of 1961 wine poisoning case

NAGOYA, Japan - A group of lawyers attend 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.

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Court decides not to reopen 1961 murder case for death-row inmate

NAGOYA, Japan - Izumi Suzuki (C), chief lawyer for 88-year-old death-row inmate Masaru Okunishi, speaks to reporters in Nagoya on May 28, 2014, after the Nagoya High Court decided not to retry Okunishi for the 1961 poisoning murders of five women in Nabari, Mie, Prefecture. The court said Okunishi had no case to seek a retrial because the evidence and arguments presented to the court were the same as in his previous application.

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Lawyers for death row inmate

NAGOYA, Japan - The defense team for Masaru Okunishi, an 87-year-old death row inmate, arrives at the Nagoya High Court in Nagoya on Nov. 5, 2013, to file their eighth appeal for retrial. Okunishi was convicted of killing five women with poisoned wine in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, in 1961.

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Retrial for 1961 murder case rejected

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 1961 shows Masaru Okunishi (C), accused of poisoning 17 people, resulting in the deaths of five women, on March 28, 1961, at a local community meeting in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, during the first hearing on the case at the Tsu District Court in the prefecture. The Supreme Court said Oct. 17, 2013, it has turned down a petition by Okunishi, now an 87-year-old death-row inmate, for a retrial over the case.

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - Supporters of Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, hold up messages protesting a decision by the Nagoya High Court to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi, in front of the court in Nagoya on May 25, 2012.

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - Supporters of Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, are left in shock in front of the Nagoya High Court on May 25, 2012, after the court decided to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi.

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - Lawyer Izumi Suzuki, who heads the defense counsel for Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, answers reporters' questions in front of the Nagoya High Court in Nagoya on May 25, 2012, after the court decided to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi.

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - Supporters of Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, raise their fists in front of the Nagoya High Court on May 25, 2012, after the court decided to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi.

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - A lawyer for Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, shows a banner bearing the message ''unjust decision'' to Okunishi's supporters. Standing in front of the Nagoya High Court, he was informing them of the court's decision on May 25, 2012, to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi.

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Death row inmate writing cards stressing innocence

NAGOYA, Japan - Death row inmate Masaru Okunishi sent this New Year's greeting card to Shozo Ino, a supporter who is allowed to meet with him in prison.

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Court revokes decision to reopen trial over 1961 murder case

NAGOYA, Japan - Lawyer Izumi Suzuki who heads the defense counsel for convicted Masaru Okunishi speaks during a news conference in Nagoya on Dec. 26 after The Nagoya High Court revoked its earlier decision to reopen the trial of Okunishi who was sentenced to death for killing five people with poisoned wine in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, in March 1961. The court accepted an objection filed by prosecutors.

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Masaru Okunishi, on death row since '72, to get retrial

NAGOYA, Japan - The Nagoya High Court decided April 5 to allow a retrial for Masaru Okunishi, who has been on death row since 1972 when he was convicted of murdering five women in a wine poisoning case in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, in 1961, citing new evidence that could prove his innocence. Photo shows his lawyers entering a Nagoya prison to inform Okunishi of the court decision.

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Masaru Okunishi, on death row since '72, to get retrial

NAGOYA, Japan - The Nagoya High Court decided April 5 to allow a retrial for Masaru Okunishi, who has been on death row since 1972 when he was convicted of murdering five women in a wine poisoning case in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, in 1961, citing new evidence that could prove his innocence. Photo shows his lawyers entering a Nagoya prison to inform Okunishi of the court decision. (Kyodo)

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Death row inmate seeking retrial over 1961 wine poisoning case dies

Izumi Suzuki, chief lawyer for an 89-year-old death row inmate who died at Hachioji Medical Prison in Tokyo, meets with reporters on Oct. 4, 2015. On late inmate Masaru Okunishi who had sought a retrial over wine poisoning murders in 1961, Suzuki said, "I feel great anger toward court authorities, who failed to correct this miscarriage of justice." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Death row inmate seeking retrial over 1961 wine poisoning case dies

Members of the media gather in front of Hachioji Medical Prison in Hachioji, western Tokyo, on Oct. 4, 2015, after a report that Masaru Okunishi, an 89-year-old death row inmate, who was seeking a retrial over wine poisoning murders in the western Japan city of Nabari in 1961, had died at the prison. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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89-yr death row inmate temporarily falls into critical condition

Photo taken 1961 shows Masaru Okunishi, an 89-year-old death row inmate who was found guilty of murdering five women in 1961 by poisoning their wine. It was reported on Aug. 27, 2015, that Okunishi, who is seeking a retrial arguing he is innocent, fell into a critical condition on Aug. 21, but has since been recovering. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New retrial petition filed over wine poisoning case

Izumi Suzuki, the chief lawyer for death row inmate Masaru Okunishi, attends a press conference in the central Japanese city of Nagoya on May 15, 2015. Suzuki filed the 9th petition for retrial on behalf of the 89-year-old Okunishi, who is on death row for the 1961 poisoning murders of five women in Nabari. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New retrial petition filed over wine poisoning case

Izumi Suzuki (2nd from L), the chief lawyer for death row inmate Masaru Okunishi, attends a press conference in the central Japanese city of Nagoya on May 15, 2015. Suzuki filed the 9th petition for retrial on behalf of the 89-year-old Okunishi, who is on death row for the 1961 poisoning murders of five women in Nabari. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Retrial possibility revived for man on death row for murders

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken on June 16, 1961, shows Masaru Okunishi (C), a death row inmate convicted of killing five women and injuring 12 others in a wine poisoning case in Mie Prefecture, attending the first trial session at the Tsu District Court in the prefecture. The Supreme Court has revived the possibility of a retrial for Okunishi, court officials said April 6, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Court revokes decision to reopen trial over 1961 murder case

NAGOYA, Japan - Lawyer Izumi Suzuki who heads the defense counsel for convicted Masaru Okunishi speaks during a news conference in Nagoya on Dec. 26 after The Nagoya High Court revoked its earlier decision to reopen the trial of Okunishi who was sentenced to death for killing five people with poisoned wine in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, in March 1961. The court accepted an objection filed by prosecutors. (Kyodo)

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - Supporters of Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, raise their fists in front of the Nagoya High Court on May 25, 2012, after the court decided to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi. (Kyodo)

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - Supporters of Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, are left in shock in front of the Nagoya High Court on May 25, 2012, after the court decided to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi. (Kyodo)

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - A lawyer for Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, shows a banner bearing the message ''unjust decision'' to Okunishi's supporters. Standing in front of the Nagoya High Court, he was informing them of the court's decision on May 25, 2012, to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi. (Kyodo)

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - Supporters of Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, hold up messages protesting a decision by the Nagoya High Court to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi, in front of the court in Nagoya on May 25, 2012. (Kyodo)

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - Lawyer Izumi Suzuki, who heads the defense counsel for Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, answers reporters' questions in front of the Nagoya High Court in Nagoya on May 25, 2012, after the court decided to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Court rejects appeal for retrial of 1961 wine poisoning case

NAGOYA, Japan - Japan - A lawyer holds a banner stating "Unfair Judgment" in front of the Nagoya High Court on Jan. 9, 2015, in the city of Nagoya, central Japan, after the 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. (Kyodo)

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10th appeal for wine-poisoning retrial rejected

Miyoko Oka tears up at a press conference on Dec. 8, 2017, after the Nagoya High Court in Aichi Prefecture rejected a 10th appeal for a retrial of her late brother Masaru Okunishi over a 1961 wine-poisoning case. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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10th appeal for wine-poisoning retrial rejected

Miyoko Oka (front R) speaks at a press conference on Dec. 8, 2017, after the Nagoya High Court in Aichi Prefecture rejected a 10th appeal for a retrial of her late brother Masaru Okunishi over a 1961 wine-poisoning case. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wine poisoner's appeal rejected

A 10th appeal for a retrial of the late death row inmate Masaru Okunishi in a 1961 wine-poisoning case was rejected on Dec. 8, 2017, by the Nagoya High Court (pictured) in Aichi Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wine poisoner's appeal rejected

Miyoko Oka heads to a press conference on Dec. 8, 2017, after the Nagoya High Court in Aichi Prefecture rejected a 10th appeal for a retrial of her late brother Masaru Okunishi in a 1961 wine-poisoning case. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wine poisoner's appeal rejected

A lawyer holds a banner that reads "Unjust ruling" outside the Nagoya High Court in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 8, 2017, after the court rejected late death row inmate Masaru Okunishi's 10th appeal for a retrial in a 1961 wine-poisoning case. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo