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Ore. man convicted 2nd time for 2006 killing

The Columbian
Published: October 13, 2011, 5:00pm

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — For the second time, a Jackson County jury has found a Medford man guilty of murder and attempted murder in a 2006 brawl among young men in downtown Medford.

Luis Alberto Salas-Juarez was convicted in 2007 and sentenced to a mandatory minimum sentence of life in prison. But the state Supreme Court ruled critical evidence was withheld from the defense.

On Thursday, after two days of deliberations, a jury found him guilty a second time.

He was accused of stabbing 23-year-old Mark Lunsford, who died, and of slashing at another man.

Sentencing is scheduled for next Friday. The Medford Mail Tribune reported (http://bit.ly/pIjZ6B ) that the penalty for murder under the state’s Measure 11 provisions requires at least 25 years before being eligible for release.

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Information from: Mail Tribune, http://www.mailtribune.com/

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