The defendant was convicted of First Degree Murder and was sentenced to death. Thereafter, due to Ms. Connolly’s advocacy, the State agreed to remove him from death row.
Murder Charge Dismissed
Defendant was facing a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole, if convicted of the charges of first degree kidnapping and murder. Ms. Connolly secured a plea to one count of voluntary manslaughter with a deadly weapon and a sentence of a minimum...