in Luvurne, Circuit Judge Ed McFerrin ordered a death sentence for Westley Devon Harris
in Luvurne, Circuit Judge Ed McFerrin ordered a death sentence for Westley Devon Harris, 25, a ruling that rejected the 7-5 jury's recommendation for life without parole.
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in Luvurne, Circuit Judge Ed McFerrin ordered a death sentence for Westley Devon Harris, 25, a ruling that rejected the 7-5 jury's recommendation for life without parole.
Harris was convicted of gunning down six members of Janice Ball's family during a daylong killing spree on Aug. 26, 2002, and then fleeing for 3 days with his girlfriend and child. Janice Ball, 16 at the time of the crime, later became the government's key witness. The victims were: Janice Ball's mother, JoAnn Ball, 35, brother Tony, 17, brother John, 14, grandmother Mila Ruth Ball, 62, brother Jerry, 19, and father Willie Hasley, 40.
Harris was convicted of gunning down six members of Janice Ball's family during a daylong killing spree on Aug. 26, 2002, and then fleeing for 3 days with his girlfriend and child. Janice Ball, 16 at the time of the crime, later became the government's key witness. The victims were: Janice Ball's mother, JoAnn Ball, 35, brother Tony, 17, brother John, 14, grandmother Mila Ruth Ball, 62, brother Jerry, 19, and father Willie Hasley, 40.
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- (Sources: Associated Press, 12/08/2005)
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