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Robert Bates' attorney appeals conviction after sentenced to 4 years for second degree manslaughter

Bates' attorney appeals conviction
Bates' attorney appeals conviction
Bates' attorney appeals conviction
Bates' attorney appeals conviction
Robert Bates in custody of DOC
Robert Bates in custody of DOC
Robert Bates in custody of DOC
Robert Bates in custody of DOC
Robert Bates in custody of DOC
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TULSA (AP) - A former Oklahoma volunteer sheriff's deputy who was sentenced to four years in prison in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man is appealing his conviction.

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Attorneys for Robert Bates filed notice this week with the state's Court of Criminal Appeals, although details supporting the appeal request were not listed in the document.