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FILE - In this May 10, 2019 file photo Tracy Petrocelli, 67, a convicted murderer who has been on death row in Nevada for 34 years, listens to testimony during his re-sentencing hearing in Washoe District Court in Reno, Nev. A week-long re-sentencing hearing is nearing the end for Petrocelli. Closing arguments were scheduled in state court in Reno Thursday, May 16, 2019. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, Pool, File)

Jury in Reno reorders execution of Nevada death row inmate

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 10, 2019 file photo Tracy Petrocelli, 67, a convicted murderer who has been on death row in Nevada for 34 years, listens to testimony during his re-sentencing hearing in Washoe District Court in Reno, Nev. A week-long re-sentencing hearing is nearing the end for Petrocelli. Closing arguments were scheduled in state court in Reno Thursday, May 16, 2019. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, Pool, File)

The Latest: Nevada jury reorders execution of 3-time killer

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by Nevada Department of Corrections shows Tracy Petrocelli. The Nevada inmate on death row for more than 30 years is headed back to court to try to get his execution sentence reduced to life in prison without parole. A federal appeal court upheld Petrocelli's 1982 murder conviction two years ago but ruled his rights had been violated during the penalty phase of his trial. Jury selection for the rehearing of his sentence is scheduled to begin Monday, May 6, 2019, in Washoe District Court in Reno. (Nevada Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Nevada murderer on death row 34 years seeks life in prison

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

Tracy Petrocelli, who has been on death row in Nevada for 34 years, appears in Washoe County District Court in Reno during a hearing to challenge his death sentence, Friday, May 10, 2019. Petrocelli was convicted in the 1982 killing of a Reno car salesman, months after killing his girlfriend in Seattle. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)

The Latest: NV death row inmate seeks life without parole

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FILE - This undated file photo provided by Nevada Department of Corrections shows Tracy Petrocelli. The Nevada inmate on death row for more than 30 years is headed back to court to try to get his execution sentence reduced to life in prison without parole. A federal appeal court upheld Petrocelli's 1982 murder conviction two years ago but ruled his rights had been violated during the penalty phase of his trial. Jury selection for the rehearing of his sentence is scheduled to begin Monday, May 6, 2019, in Washoe District Court in Reno. (Nevada Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Nevada inmate on death row 34 years back in court in Reno

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by Nevada Department of Corrections photo shows Tracy Petrocelli, 65. A federal appeals court on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, upheld Petrocelli's conviction in the 1982 killing of a Reno used car salesman, but overturned Petrocelli's death sentence. Petrocelli also pleaded guilty to killing his girlfriend in 1981 in the Seattle area. (Nevada Department of Corrections via AP)

Court overturns death sentence in 1982 Nevada killing

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