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Associated Press - November 9, 2009 7:25 PM ET
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) - A man already on South Carolina's death row for killing his girlfriend is going on trial again in another death penalty case.
Jury selection began Monday in Stephen Stanko's second trial. A judge ruled he was competent to stand trial last week. Opening statements are expected in a few days.
Authorities have charged Stanko with shooting Henry Lee Turner in the 74-year-old's Conway home on April 8, 2005.
Stanko has been sentenced to die for killing his live-in girlfriend, Laura Ling, and assaulting a teen on the same day. Stanko is being held on death row in Ridgeville, with no date set for his execution.
A gag order prevents attorneys from discussing Stanko's case.
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