TEXAS·DEATH PENALTY·OCTOBER 4, 2002·1 MIN READ

Jefferson County Circuit Judge Gloria Bahakel sentenced...

Jefferson County Circuit Judge Gloria Bahakel sentenced Willie Earl Scott to death for raping and killing 10-year-old Latonya Sager in 1999

Jefferson County Circuit Judge Gloria Bahakel sentenced Willie Earl Scott to death for raping and killing 10-year-old Latonya Sager in 1999. Scott was reprimanded repeatedly during his August capital murder trial.Judge Bahakel followed the jury's 10-2 recommendation for death.

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(Sources: Associated Press, 04/10/2002)