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,Feb 02, 2023
California Supreme Court Grants New Trial in 30-Year-Old Death Penalty Case
The California Supreme Court granted Nvwtohiyada Idehesdi Sequoyah (tried as and referred to in court documents as Billy Ray Waldon) a new trial on January 23, 2023 after overturning his 1992 death sentence and conviction. Sequoyah was permitte…