In Raleigh, the state Supreme Court threw out the death...
In Raleigh, the state Supreme Court threw out the death sentence of a woman who admitted hiring a killer to shoot her abusive husband, Wayne Kemmerlin
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In Raleigh, the state Supreme Court threw out the death sentence of a woman who admitted hiring a killer to shoot her abusive husband, Wayne Kemmerlin.
In a rare ruling, the justices ruled that the death sentence was too harsh for Christene Knapp Kemmerlin and changed her sentence to life without parole. Kemmerlin, 34, was 1 of 6 women on death row.
The confessed killer, William Antone Johnson, received a life sentence after being convicted of 1st-degree murder.
In a rare ruling, the justices ruled that the death sentence was too harsh for Christene Knapp Kemmerlin and changed her sentence to life without parole. Kemmerlin, 34, was 1 of 6 women on death row.
The confessed killer, William Antone Johnson, received a life sentence after being convicted of 1st-degree murder.
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- (Sources: Associated Press and Charlotte Observer, 20/12/2002)
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