Post by CCADP on Aug 13, 2005 21:24:29 GMT -5
By AP
LUVERNE, Alabama -- A judge ordered a death sentence yesterday for a man convicted of gunning down six members of his girlfriend's family at their rural home, a ruling that rejected the jury's recommendation of life in prison without parole.
Westley Devon Harris, 25, was convicted of capital murder in the 2002 slayings, which one prosecutor called an "unspeakable horror."
"This was not an easy decision because of my personal beliefs," said Circuit Judge Ed McFerrin, who had never imposed the death penalty before.
LUVERNE, Alabama -- A judge ordered a death sentence yesterday for a man convicted of gunning down six members of his girlfriend's family at their rural home, a ruling that rejected the jury's recommendation of life in prison without parole.
Westley Devon Harris, 25, was convicted of capital murder in the 2002 slayings, which one prosecutor called an "unspeakable horror."
"This was not an easy decision because of my personal beliefs," said Circuit Judge Ed McFerrin, who had never imposed the death penalty before.