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Family of Melanie Pate speaks after sentencing of Todd Pate: 'I hope you ... rot in prison' | Crime & Courts hanfordsentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hanfordsentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Todd Pate has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2013 killing of his wife Melanie. Pate s trial started last week. On Wednesday, both parties went rested their cases and made their closing arguments, and in the afternoon, visiting Judge Edward Lacey sent the jury into deliberation. The guilty verdict was read on Thursday afternoon. A further weapons enhancement was added to the conviction by the prosecution. Pate is scheduled to return to court on Sep. 8 for sentencing. More information on this verdict to come. ....
A murder case that started eight years ago has reached its conclusion with the conviction of Todd Pate for first-degree murder in Hanford. On Thursday afternoon at the Kings County Superior Court, the jury delivered its verdict after entering into deliberation following the closing arguments on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Pateâs original trial was held in 2016, resulting in a hung jury when one juror felt that the murder qualified for a second-, but not a first-degree charge. The retrial was scheduled for 2020, but was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Executive Assistant District Attorney Phil Esbenshade led the prosecution, and was also the lead prosecutor in the 2016 trial. ....
Jury enters deliberation in Pate murder trial hanfordsentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hanfordsentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.