Liberty’s principal gets well-deserved statewide honor | Turkeys & Trophies
Updated Apr 30, 2021;
Even though he first learned about it by surprise in a carefully crafted ceremony, Liberty High School Principal Harrison Bailey’s award for Pennsylvania’s secondary principal of the year is no fluke. The Bethlehem Area School District community organized the ceremony to honor Bailey on Thursday afternoon. The Pennsylvania Principals Association gives out the award annually. It’s as deserving of an award as they come. Bailey helped launch the Project Lead the Way curriculum, allowing students to explore engineering and biomedical sciences before college. He also integrated restorative justice practices into the school culture and undertook other initiatives that have given Liberty students the best chance possible to learn and succeed. We congratulate him.
Defiant Easton killer blames his lawyers before he’s sent away for life
Updated Apr 28, 2021;
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Instead he blamed his lawyers for botching his case.
“During this whole trial I think I was misrepresented by these two gentlemen here,” said the 40-year-old Easton man, referring to his attorneys, Brian Monahan and Matt Goodrich.
Northampton County President Judge Michael Koury imposed the mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for Holmes. He added a consecutive 15- to 30-year sentence for conspiracy to commit murder.
Monahan said he stands by the jury verdict and noted he was able to convince some jurors not to sentence Holmes to death. The jury deadlocked on the question of death or life for Holmes. Under state law, a lack of a unanimous verdict means the killer is automatically sentenced to life in prison.
Jury deadlocks, won’t sentence Easton killer to death
Updated Dec 21, 2020;
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Under state law, a lack of a unanimous verdict means the killer is automatically sentenced to life in prison.
Northampton County District Attorney Terence Houck confirmed the verdict just after 8 p.m. Monday. The jury had deliberated for more than three hours.
Northampton County President Judge Michael Koury will impose the sentence of life without parole as well as Holmes’ sentence for conspiracy to commit murder on Feb. 23.
The death penalty phase of Holmes’ trial lasted two days. It took a week for jurors to convict him of capital murder.