Killer Says Attorneys Failed Him
Posted: March 9, 2010 at 5:36 a.m.
STAFF PHOTO J.T. WAMPLER Jerry Don Sykes appears in Judge William Storey’s courtroom Monday for a hearing on motion of ineffective counsel. He was convicted of capital murder in the death of his girlfriend, Sandra Stokes, who was hog-tied and gagged with duct tape on March 2, 2007. Stokes died of asphyxiation.
Convicted murderer Jerry Donald Sykes contends his trial attorneys failed to properly represent him and is asking a judge to overturn his conviction.
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Whatever dude, suck it up an do your time for your crime!
Posted by: tweety40
March 9, 2010 at 9:49 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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