the state Supreme Court ruled that Thomas Jeffrey Gorby...
the state Supreme Court ruled that Thomas Jeffrey Gorby...
the state Supreme Court ruled that Thomas Jeffrey Gorby, 47, should receive a new sentencing hearing because the attorney who represented him during his trial in 1986 was ineffective.
Gorby was convicted of killing Drayton Spahr on Dec. 21, 1985. Over the 20 years Gorby has been on death row, he has filed numerous appeals. The latest involved Gorby's claims that his defense attorney, Daniel Chunko, failed to fully investigate claims that Gorby suffered from brain disorders stemming from an automobile accident, alleged abuse and substance abuse.
Gorby remains on death row at State Correctional Institution at Greene. He is represented by attorneys from Federal Defense Assistance of Philadelphia, a nonprofit group that represents the state's death-row inmates in appeals.
Gorby was convicted of killing Drayton Spahr on Dec. 21, 1985. Over the 20 years Gorby has been on death row, he has filed numerous appeals. The latest involved Gorby's claims that his defense attorney, Daniel Chunko, failed to fully investigate claims that Gorby suffered from brain disorders stemming from an automobile accident, alleged abuse and substance abuse.
Gorby remains on death row at State Correctional Institution at Greene. He is represented by attorneys from Federal Defense Assistance of Philadelphia, a nonprofit group that represents the state's death-row inmates in appeals.
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- (Sources: Observer Reporter, 20/06/2006)