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  • Federal appeals court overturns conviction of killer of former Raider Fred Biletnikoff's daughter

    07/07/2009 5:12:50 PM PDT · by ConservativeStatement · 23 replies · 1,398+ views
    San Jose Mercury News ^ | July 7, 2009 | Howard Mintz
    SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Tuesday reversed the 2001 murder conviction of a man serving a life prison term for killing the daughter of former Oakland Raiders Hall of Famer Fred Biletnikoff. In a 43-page ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that San Mateo County prosecutors improperly excluded two African-American jurors for racially motivated reasons, tainting the trial of Mohammed Ali. Ali was convicted of first-degree murder in the February 1999 slaying of his girlfriend, Tracey Biletnikoff, in the office of a San Mateo drug treatment center. Ali always admitted killing Biletnikoff at the...