Post by Anja Nieser on Sept 5, 2006 9:35:23 GMT -5
Death penalty trial for Joseph Gacha begins today
In Wilkes-Barre, opening arguments in the death penalty trial of Joseph
Gacha Jr. is set to begin later today in Luzerne County Court.
Gacha, 29, of Edwardsville, is accused of fatally stabbing 20-year old
Carrie Lynn Martin inside her apartment on Howard Street, Larksville, on
May 28, 2004.
Prosecutors allege Gacha and Daniel Kukucka, 26, went to the apartment
looking to rob someone else when they encountered Martin, stabbing her at
least 47 times.
Kukucka killed himself while jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional
Facility on July 22, 2004.
Luzerne County assistant district attorneys William Finnegan and Jarrett
Ferentino are prosecuting.
Attorneys Mark Bufalino and Paul Galante are defending Gacha.
(source: Times Leader)
In Wilkes-Barre, opening arguments in the death penalty trial of Joseph
Gacha Jr. is set to begin later today in Luzerne County Court.
Gacha, 29, of Edwardsville, is accused of fatally stabbing 20-year old
Carrie Lynn Martin inside her apartment on Howard Street, Larksville, on
May 28, 2004.
Prosecutors allege Gacha and Daniel Kukucka, 26, went to the apartment
looking to rob someone else when they encountered Martin, stabbing her at
least 47 times.
Kukucka killed himself while jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional
Facility on July 22, 2004.
Luzerne County assistant district attorneys William Finnegan and Jarrett
Ferentino are prosecuting.
Attorneys Mark Bufalino and Paul Galante are defending Gacha.
(source: Times Leader)