Supreme Court overturns Richey death sentence ruling

The US Supreme Court today threw out a decision that erased the conviction and death sentence of a US-British citizen in a fatal fire.

The US Supreme Court today threw out a decision that erased the conviction and death sentence of a US-British citizen in a fatal fire.

Justices directed an appeals court to reconsider whether Kenneth Richey was wrongly convicted of the blaze in Ohio that killed a toddler nearly 20 years ago. The case has received international attention.

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