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Ohio high court upholds trafficked Canton girl's murder conviction

The court ruled 6-1 Tuesday to uphold the conviction, saying the judge's decision stands because his failure to consider the law wasn't objected to at the time.
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Ohio Supreme Court

COLUMBUS (AP) - The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of a woman whose forced prostitution as a girl was cited as a factor leading to her involvement in a fatal robbery.

At issue was the 2013 slaying of Alexis Martin's Akron pimp and the wounding of another person in a robbery prosecutors say the girl planned.

Martin was charged in juvenile court and eventually had her case transferred to adult court.

The girl's lawyer said a judge should have determined she was covered by a 2012 Ohio law that protects children whose crimes are related to their status as trafficking victims.

The court ruled 6-1 Tuesday to uphold the conviction, saying the judge's decision stands because his failure to consider the law wasn't objected to at the time.

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