Mob
killer's death sentence stands
The
Japan Times: March 17, 2006
The Tokyo High Court on Thursday
upheld the death sentence imposed on a gangster for gunning
down a mob boss' bodyguard and three bystanders in a bar in
Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, in 2003.
Masato Kohinata, a 36-year-old senior member of Yano
Mutsumi-kai, immediately filed an appeal.
Presiding Judge Atsushi Senba said Kohinata "committed the
act with a resolute intent to kill and without any
hesitation whatsoever."