Post by Anja Nieser on Oct 1, 2006 5:53:01 GMT -5
ALABAMA----new death sentence
Jury Recommends Death Penalty For Mashburn
A Calhoun County jury decided the man who killed his grandparents should
get the death penalty.
Ellis Louis Mashburn Jr. pleaded guilty to beating, stabbing and killing
his 80-year-old grandmother and 85-year-old grandfather.
Prosecutors said robbery was the motive behind the slayings.
The judge must now decide whether to accept the jurys recommendation or
give Mashburn life in prison without parole.
Mashburns sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 10.
(source: NBC News)
Jury Recommends Death Penalty For Mashburn
A Calhoun County jury decided the man who killed his grandparents should
get the death penalty.
Ellis Louis Mashburn Jr. pleaded guilty to beating, stabbing and killing
his 80-year-old grandmother and 85-year-old grandfather.
Prosecutors said robbery was the motive behind the slayings.
The judge must now decide whether to accept the jurys recommendation or
give Mashburn life in prison without parole.
Mashburns sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 10.
(source: NBC News)