Jessie Campbell III today became Connecticut's eighth death row...
Jessie Campbell III today became Connecticut's eighth death row inmate after a Hartford Superior Court judge imposed the death sentence recommended by a jury last October 12.
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Jessie Campbell III today became Connecticut's eighth death row inmate after a Hartford Superior Court judge imposed the death sentence recommended by a jury last October 12.
Judge Edward J. Mullarkey denied a motion by public defenders Ronald Gold, David G.E. Smith, and Michael K. Courtney to impose a sentence of life in prison for Campbell, 27.
On the night of Aug. 26, 2000, Campbell murdered Desiree Privette, 18, and her friend and Campbell's estranged girlfriend, LaTaysha Logan, 20.
Campbell now joins seven other condemned murderers on death row at the Northern Correctional Institution in Somers.
Judge Edward J. Mullarkey denied a motion by public defenders Ronald Gold, David G.E. Smith, and Michael K. Courtney to impose a sentence of life in prison for Campbell, 27.
On the night of Aug. 26, 2000, Campbell murdered Desiree Privette, 18, and her friend and Campbell's estranged girlfriend, LaTaysha Logan, 20.
Campbell now joins seven other condemned murderers on death row at the Northern Correctional Institution in Somers.
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- (Sources: Journal Inquirer, 16/08/2007)
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