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Boy wrestling killer to get new trial

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 1:29 pm
by stormraiser
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"A competency hearing should have been held particularly given the complexity of the legal proceedings" and Tate's age and known learning disabilities, the judges wrote in a nine-page ruling.

At a minimum, the court said, the judge had an obligation to ensure that Tate understood the plea offer and the possibility that he could get a life sentence if he rejected it. (Foxnews.com)

boy wrestling killer

Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 4:32 pm
by sunnyday
That was a particularly heinous murder. The little girl had a fractued skull and many, many broken bones. Some wrestler!