James 'Whitey' Bulger Appeal Rejected By U.S. Supreme Court

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October 03, 2016

Jamie Bologna
Deborah Becker

In this courtroom sketch, James "Whitey" Bulger sits at his sentencing hearing in federal court in Boston, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. (Jane Flavell Collins/AP)

The United States Supreme Court today declined to hear the case of Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger.

A jury in 2013 convicted Bulger for his role in 11 murders, extortion and drug offenses in the 1970s and 1980s. Because of the decision, the 87-year old will continue to serve his life sentence.

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Nancy Gertner, former Massachusetts federal judge, senior lecturer on law at Harvard Law School and WBUR legal analyst.

This segment aired on October 3, 2016.

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James 'Whitey' Bulger Appeal Rejected By U.S. Supreme Court

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