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D.A. drops death penalty in 2002 murder retrial

The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office has decided not to seek the death penalty in the retrial of a North Philadelphia man whose 2007 death sentence was invalidated after discovery of a mix-up in DNA evidence.

Kareem Johnson was sentenced to death in 2007.
Kareem Johnson was sentenced to death in 2007.Read more