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-- on December 17, 2003, a San Diego County judge signed his death warrant and scheduled execution for February 10, 2004;
-- on January 9, 2004, his attorney petitioned Governor Schwarzenegger for clemency;
-- on January 30, it was denied;
-- on February 9, Cooper was scheduled for execution at one minute past midnight on February 10, but was stayed after the 9th Circuit Appeals Court ruled 9 - 2 to return the case to a San Diego federal judge because of new information that the San Bernardino police planted and tampered with evidence to frame him;
-- on April 22, 2005, a federal judge upheld the death penalty and refused requests for further blood testing to exonerate him;
-- on May 9, 2009, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals denied Cooper's rehearing petition despite 11 of the 27 judges dissenting; and
-- on November 30, the US Supreme Court decided not to review his case despite overwhelming evidence of his innocence.
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