Thursday, August 19, 2010
Nunn Could Face Death Penalty
KENTUCKY....
Pamela Goodwine, the judge in the Steve Nunn murder case rejected a defense motion Thursday to have the capital murder charge against him thrown out, meaning he can face the death penalty when the case goes to trial. Nunn is accused of fatally shooting his former fiancee, 29 year old Amanda Ross, last September 11th outside her home in Lexington. A Lexington detective testified that Nunn's friends and his ex-wife said he was angry, bitter and depressed after losing his job in the wake of a domestic protection order filed against him by Ross, and Nunn made the statement that he couldn't decide whether to murder someone or get a job. In a hearing in July, Nunn's attorneys argued that child pornography and other evidence found on a computer hard drive should be disallowed because it was obtained through an improper police search. Nunn has pleaded not guilty to murder and wanton endangerment for allegedly brandishing a firearm when approached by police at a cemetery hours after Ross was gunned down.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 4:24 PM 
