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NEW FACTOR "CRIPPLING" CORBIN CASE

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It was ruled last week that prosecutors in the Barton Corbin case, involving the 2004 death of Corbin's wife, will be allowed to use evidence regarding his 1990 murder allegation. Criminal procedure authority Ronald L. Carlson called the ruling a "major win for the prosecutors," and said he can quote "trial after trial" where similar evidence has been instrumental to a guilty verdict. To read the full story, see the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . The article title is "Evidence allowed in Corbin case." It was published on 3/31/06, and the author is Lateef Mungin.

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