Va. high court considers ex-King confidant's case (AP)

RICHMOND, Va. ? The incest conviction of a former top aide to Martin Luther King Jr. is on the Virginia Supreme Court's docket.

The justices will hear arguments Monday on whether the late Rev. James Bevel's conviction should be thrown out because he died while his appeal was still pending. Bevel was the architect of the 1963 Children's Crusade in Birmingham, Ala.

Bevel's attorney is seeking what's known as an abatement. The idea is that a conviction is not final until the appeals process is complete.

Bevel had served a few months of a 15-year prison sentence when he was released on bond because he had pancreatic cancer. He died in December 2008 at age 72. A Loudoun County judge and the Virginia Court of Appeals refused to abate the conviction.

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