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Mary Ann ismael

Robert Telles, a former Clark County public administrator charged in the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative journalist Jeff German, waits in the courtroom during his murder trial at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Monday, Aug. 26, 2024.

OPINION: Justice was found for slain journalist, while the man convicted was given mercy

A thoughtful jury had already weighed the evidence and made that decision a day earlier. All that was left was to listen to the family members of the victim and his killer and then determine the appropriate punishment.

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