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“Cult mom” Lori Vallow has been sentenced to life in prison with no parole for the murders of her two children in a dramatic case that gripped the nation. Vallow, 50, was convicted in May of ...
The defence sought to have sentences for the two convictions run simultaneously and asked for a sentence of 15 years to life. The prosecution asked for the full 30 years to life sentence Masterson ...
On the second day of proceedings, two of the six empaneled jurors failed to return to the courtroom, necessitating the selection of substitutes. [2] Following four days of proceedings and after only two hours (including lunch) of deliberation , the jury found Lewis guilty of first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse . [ 11 ]
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The judge sentenced them to 18 years and 78 days, the amount of time they had served, and levied a suspended sentence of 10 years. Echols' sentence was reduced to three counts of first degree murder. Lawyers representing the West Memphis Three reached the plea deal that allowed the men to be released from prison.
Since Fourth District Judge Derek Pullan made the murder and obstruction sentences consecutive to the sexual abuse sentence, [nb 1] MacNeill would not have been eligible for parole for at least 17 years (about September 19, 2031). [32] MacNeill, 61, committed suicide in prison on April 9, 2017, two-and-a-half years into his sentence.
In April 2016, Judge Gregory Carro made a plea offer to Ortega over the objection of the prosecution (who said the only appropriate sentence would be life without parole) of 30-years-to-life-in-prison, the minimum sentence for the two murder counts, in exchange for her guilty pleas. Ortega rejected the offer.
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