Jury rejects wife's claims of self-defense.Byline: Bill Bishop The Register-Guard A former Junction City Junction City, city (1990 pop. 20,604), seat of Geary co., NE Kans., at the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers; inc. 1859. The rail, trade, and processing center of an agricultural and dairy area, it grew as the supply point for nearby Fort Riley, woman convicted in March for killing her Eugene-born husband soon after they moved to Colorado in 2004 was sentenced this week to 26 years in prison for second-degree murder. A 12-person jury convicted Lori Alexis Martin, 32, for fatally shooting Roy "Rip" Martin after a three-week jury trial. The jury rejected Martin's claim of self-defense, Leslie Hansen, assistant district attorney for the 18th Colorado Judicial District, said Friday. "She was claiming she was a battered woman, but she admitted on the stand that the victim never assaulted her at all. Never struck her. That it was all verbal abuse verbal abuse Psychology A form of emotional abuse consisting of the use of abusive and demeaning language with a spouse, child, or elder, often by a caregiver or other person in a position of power. See Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Spousal abuse. ," Hansen said. "The jury didn't buy it." The jury decided the murder was not premeditated pre·med·i·tat·ed adj. Characterized by deliberate purpose, previous consideration, and some degree of planning: a premeditated crime. , which would have made the crime more serious under Colorado law. Instead, they ruled Lori Martin Lori Martin is an American actress. She was born Dawn Catherine Menzer on the 18th April 1947 at 10:02am, followed 4 minutes later by her sister Doree. As Martin weighed only 5 pounds and measured just 18 inches at birth, she spent the first few weeks of her life in an knowingly killed Roy Martin in the heat of passion, Hansen said. Lori Martin shot Roy Martin one time in the back of the head in their apartment in the Denver suburb of Lone Tree Lone Tree can refer to:
Roy Martin was born in Eugene, graduated from Junction City High School in 1992 and worked as the security manager at Guaranty As a verb, to agree to be responsible for the payment of another's debt or the performance of another's duty, liability, or obligation if that person does not perform as he or she is legally obligated to do; to assume the responsibility of a guarantor; to warrant. Chevrolet in Junction City. Under Colorado law, Lori Martin must serve at least 19 1/2 years in prison before applying for parole. |
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