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State's top court limits appeals by killer serving life for 1994 Rockland 'wilding' murder

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BOSTON - An inmate convicted of helping beat a man to death outside a Rockland sandwich shop in the 1990s must obtain a single justice’s approval before filing any new appeals in his case, according to a ruling issued Tuesday by the Supreme Judicial Court.Steven James had argued that he wasn’t subject to a so-called "gatekeeper provision" related to post-conviction appeals in capital cases because his sentence was reduced several years ago, which he said meant his case [...]

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