as in high courts
the highest court of law in a country or U.S. state
Supreme Court justices
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According to his attorney, Adam Lustberg, the rapper was staring down a mandatory minimum of five years and could have faced up to 20 years behind bars due to his prior criminal record.—
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Brett Payne of the Moscow Police Department, who detailed Kohberger’s behavior behind bars after speaking with an inmate who had been housed in the same cell as the murderer.—
Chris Spargo,
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