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FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2002 file photo, National Rifle Association President Charlton Heston holds up a rifle as he addresses gun owners during a "get-out-the-vote" rally in Manchester, N.H. A Philadelphia judge's clash with the late actor has indirectly led to a U.S. appeals court decision to overturn a 1998 murder conviction. The judge met with the victim's family during the bench trial to discuss a blog they started that noted the "Ben-Hur" actor had called her soft on crime in an NRA speech in Philadelphia. The U.S. appeals court threw out the murder conviction last week, saying the meeting was inappropriate and the defense lawyer ineffective. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)