USA - Indiana. U.S. District Judge Theresa Springmann has thrown out the guilty verdict and death sentence of John Stephenson

U.S. District Judge Theresa Springmann has thrown out the guilty verdict and death sentence of John Stephenson in the 1996 shooting deaths of 3 people. Judge Springmann ruled that Stephenson did not have effective counsel during his trial because his attorney did not object to the defendant having to wear a stun belt when he appeared before the jury that subsequently convicted him. A Warrick County jury convicted Stephenson in May 1997.