Attorneys weigh in on hired killer s bid for new trial
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MUNCIE, Ind. Attorneys have weighed in as a Delaware County man convicted in a murder-for-hire plot continues his pursuit of a new trial.
Jess David Woods, now 69, was convicted of murder and conspiracy to commit murder in 2009. He was later sentenced to 100 years in prison by Delaware Circuit Court 3 Judge Linda Ralu Wolf.
Woods formerly of the Daleville area was convicted of fatally shooting 29-year-old Teresa French at her family s Cromer Avenue home in May 1993.
Authorities said French s estranged husband, Anthony, had hired Woods to kill her.
At a hearing last November, Woods and his attorney, Eric Koselke of Indianapolis, requested post-conviction relief in the form of a new trial.
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MUNCIE, Ind. The U.S. Supreme Court won’t consider the latest and perhaps final appeal of convicted killer Larry Wayne Newton Jr.
The Muncie man was 17 when he fatally shot Christopher Coyle a 19-year-old Ball State University student from Pendleton during an attempted robbery in an alley east of the campus in September 1994.
A year after the homicide, Newton pleaded guilty to murder, part of a plea agreement that saw prosecutors end their pursuit of a death sentence.
Judge Robert Barnet Jr. later imposed a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, as had been specified in the plea deal.
âIt was productiveâ: Virginia NAACP discusses public safety concerns with Gov. Northam and other state leaders
Virginia NAACP discusses public safety concerns with Gov. Northam and other state leaders By Karina Bolster | April 26, 2021 at 1:07 PM EDT - Updated April 26 at 7:52 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Virginia NAACP met virtually Monday with the stateâs top officials to discuss public safety across the Commonwealth following a recent deputy-involved shooting in Spotsylvania County.
The private online discussion took place between Virginia NAACP President Robert Barnette, Jr., Virginiaâs Secretary of Public Safety Brian Moran, Virginia State Police Superintendent Col. Gary Settle, Virginiaâs Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer Dr. Janice Underwood, and Governor Ralph Northam.
Virginia NAACP to discuss public safety concerns with Gov. Northam and other state leaders The Virginia NAACP will meet virtually with the state s top leaders to discuss concerns about public safety. (Source: Virginia NAACP) By Karina Bolster | April 26, 2021 at 1:07 PM EDT - Updated April 26 at 1:41 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Virginia NAACP will meet virtually Monday with the stateâs top officials to discuss public safety across the Commonwealth following a recent deputy-involved shooting in Spotsylvania County.
The private online discussion will take place between Virginia NAACP President Robert Barnette, Jr., Virginiaâs Secretary of Public Safety Brian Moran, Virginia State Police Superintendent Col. Gary Settle and Governor Ralph Northam.