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Vance gets life without parole

Jury rejects death penalty sought by prosecutors

Posted: November 13, 2009 at 5:58 a.m.

Jacqueline Burnett (center), Curtis Vance's mother, is comforted by family members Thursday after testifying in her son's trial.

A Pulaski County jury deliberated less than three hours Thursday before deciding that Curtis Lavelle Vance should spend the rest of his life in prison for raping and killing Little Rock TV news anchor Anne Pressly in a brutal attack more than a year ago.

Vance, 29, was found guilty to capital murder, rape and burglary charges in an Oct. 20, 2008, attack so brutal that Pressly's mother didn't recognize her when she rushed to the anchorwoman's aid.

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Vance found guilty on all counts

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