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Monday, June 11, 2007
Ind. Decisions - "Court upholds man’s murder-for-hire conviction"
Shawn McGrath of the Anderson Herald Bulletin writes today about the Court of Appeals NFP decision May 29th in the case of Aaron Reid v. State of Indiana (ILB entry here). Some quotes:
“There is sufficient evidence from which the jury could have found that Reid entered into an agreement with Johnson to commit murder,” Appeals court Judge Nancy H. Vaidik writes in the May 29 opinion. “First, Reid requested Johnson’s assistance in killing (his) wife and mother-in-law. Second, Johnson informed Reid that he could arrange to have the crimes completed. Third, after this arrangement had been established, Reid sat by as Johnson pretended to make phone calls to Thompson stating where (Reid’s) wife lived, when she would be home, and the manner in which Reid wanted her to die.“The fact that Johnson and Thompson had no intention to commit murder is not relevant.”
The appeals court also refuted Reid’s claim that the sentence was too long, citing his lengthy criminal history.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on June 11, 2007 07:53 AM
Posted to Ind. App.Ct. Decisions