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PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the convictions and sentences of a death row inmate who himself was killed in his prison cell last month. Criminal prosecutions normally stop upon a defendant's death, but the court said it ruled on an appeal for Kenneth Wayne Thompson II even after his death because resolving issues in the case would help in future cases.
The Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the convictions and sentences of a death row inmate who himself was killed in his prison cell last month. Criminal prosecutions normally stop
Kenneth Wayne Thompson II was convicted in 2019 of using a hatchet and a knife to kill his sister-in-law and her boyfriend in Yavapai County in 2012. He then poured acid on the bodies and set their house on fire.
Photo: Kenneth W. Thompson. Photo: Courtesy Arizona Department of Correction PHOENIX (AP) -- The Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the convictions and
The Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the convictions and sentences of a death row inmate who himself was killed in his prison cell last month. Criminal prosecutions normally stop