Post by Anja Nieser on Oct 1, 2006 6:22:20 GMT -5
Death sentence overturned for Jack Outten, Jr
The Third US Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death sentence of
Jack Outten, Junior. The court ruled that his lawyers failed to adequately
present mitigating factors that might have resulted in a life sentence.
Outten and 2 cousins were convicted of robbing 62-year-old Wilson Mannon
and beating him to death with a hammer in 1992.
(source: WGMD Radio News)
The Third US Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the death sentence of
Jack Outten, Junior. The court ruled that his lawyers failed to adequately
present mitigating factors that might have resulted in a life sentence.
Outten and 2 cousins were convicted of robbing 62-year-old Wilson Mannon
and beating him to death with a hammer in 1992.
(source: WGMD Radio News)