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Published: September 1, 2007
Trooper's slayer gets new chance in court
The state Court of Criminal Appeals ordered a new sentencing trial Friday for a man sentenced to death for killing Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper Nikky Joe Green on Dec. 26, 2003, in Cotton County .
The five-member court unanimously upheld Ricky Ray Malone 's first-degree murder conviction, but split 3-2 on striking down his death sentence.
"We take no joy in reversing the death sentence in this case, but f...
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