Diane Downs, the well-known child killer, contested several of her 40-year-old convictions this year, claiming court decisions that ruled split verdicts to be illegal.
Downs filed her claim in Marion County Circuit Court earlier this year. She was given a life sentence and is currently detained at the Central California Women’s Facility.
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