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  5th Circuit upholds prison terms for border agents
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Last EditedBob  Jul 28, 2008 03:15pm
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News DateMonday, July 28, 2008 08:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionNEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has refused to throw out lengthy prison sentences for two U.S. Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting an unarmed illegal immigrant and lying about it.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Monday upheld most of the convictions against former agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean.

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