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Slain Officer's Family Back In Appeals Court
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 6:23 PM
Updated: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 07:23 PM
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CINCINNATI — U.S. Court of Appeals judges heard arguments on Wednesday regarding the fate of a man convicted of killing a Columbus police officer.

Officer Bryan Hurst, 33, was shot and killed in January 2005 while working special duty at a bank on the east side of Columbus, 10TV's Maureen Kocot reported.

Police later arrested Darryl Lawrence and charged him with Hurst's slaying.

Lawrence was eventually convicted and a jury sentenced him to death.

However, the sentence was thrown out by a federal judge who said jurors sentenced Lawrence to life behind bars for one part of the crime, and sentenced him to death for another.

The judge called the split sentence arbitrary and irrational, Kocot reported.

The Hurst family appealed the ruling and the case moved to appeals court.
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Feb 12, 2009, 9:28am
COLUMBUS, Ohio—A federal court reinstated the death penalty for a man convicted of killing an officer in 2005.

NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS.

The United States Federal Court of Appeals reinstated the federal death penalty for Darryl Lawrence Wednesday.

Lawrence was convicted of killing Columbus Police Officer Bryan Hurst during an armed bank robbery on East Broad Street in 2005.

The Fraternal Order of Police issued a statement Wednesday that said it agreed with the court’s decision and were pleased Lawrence will be placed back on death row.