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Post by thinkinkmesa on Aug 27, 2013 22:42:46 GMT -5
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Oct 24, 2015 14:35:02 GMT -5
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Post by thinkinkmesa on Oct 24, 2015 14:39:11 GMT -5
Appeals court reinstates death sentence for 2005 Portage County slayings A federal appeals court has reinstated the death sentence of a Brimfield Township man who, in a drug and alcohol-fueled rage, killed his live-in girlfriend, her child and a Kent State University student in 2005. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision released Thursday, ruled that James Trimble does not need to have his case re-heard. While a juror showed that he favored the death penalty, he also demonstrated to the judge that he understood how the penalty phase of a capital trial worked and would follow the law, the decision states. The decision is another blow to Trimble's case. He has sat on death row for nearly a decade for one of Portage County's most gruesome murders. An execution date has not been set. More; www.cleveland.com/court-justice/index.ssf/2015/10/appeals_court_reinstates_death.htmlOpinion; assets.documentcloud.org/documents/2475427/trimble-opinion.pdf |
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