the state Supreme Court ordered a new penalty hearing for Roderick Orme
the state Supreme Court ordered a new penalty hearing for Roderick Orme
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the state Supreme Court ordered a new penalty hearing for Roderick Orme because his lawyer didn't tell jurors his client was mentally ill when he killed a nurse trying to help him.
Orme, now 43, was convicted of murdering, robbing and raping Lisa Redd in March 1992.
In Thursday's 6-1 ruling, Florida's high court upheld Orme's conviction but vacated his death sentence, agreeing he deserved a new sentencing hearing because of his trial attorney's failure to investigate and present evidence that Orme had bipolar disorder.
Orme, now 43, was convicted of murdering, robbing and raping Lisa Redd in March 1992.
In Thursday's 6-1 ruling, Florida's high court upheld Orme's conviction but vacated his death sentence, agreeing he deserved a new sentencing hearing because of his trial attorney's failure to investigate and present evidence that Orme had bipolar disorder.
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- (Sources: Associated Press, 24/02/2005)
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