Thursday, December 02, 2010
Deaf Defendant In Murder Trial
KENTUCKY...
The murder trial of a deaf defendant is under way in Louisville and the state is seeking the death penalty.
Jeston Murray is accused in the December 2008 killings of a store clerk and another man later on the same day.
Murray's co-defendant, Michael Knights, entered a plea bargain and is serving a life prison term. Murray pleaded not guilty and is on trial.
WDRB-TV in Louisville reports graphic photos were shown in a courtroom on Wednesday as prosecutors explained how clerk Darrel Spencer was killed with a hatchet and Marcus Penney was stabbed under the left armpit. The state claims Penny was killed with a knife stolen from the army surplus store where Spencer died.
Murray and several potential witnesses are deaf and sign language translators are in the courtroom for them.
The murder trial of a deaf defendant is under way in Louisville and the state is seeking the death penalty.
Jeston Murray is accused in the December 2008 killings of a store clerk and another man later on the same day.
Murray's co-defendant, Michael Knights, entered a plea bargain and is serving a life prison term. Murray pleaded not guilty and is on trial.
WDRB-TV in Louisville reports graphic photos were shown in a courtroom on Wednesday as prosecutors explained how clerk Darrel Spencer was killed with a hatchet and Marcus Penney was stabbed under the left armpit. The state claims Penny was killed with a knife stolen from the army surplus store where Spencer died.
Murray and several potential witnesses are deaf and sign language translators are in the courtroom for them.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:31 PM 
