The man convicted in the 2009 machete slaying of a New Hampshire nurse is seeking to have his sentence reduced after a US Supreme Court decision outlawed mandatory sentences of life without parole for juveniles convicted of murder.
In state court Wednesday, prosecutors and a lawyer for Steven Spader, who was a month away from his 18th birthday at the time of the slaying, hashed out details for a hearing, likely to be held in January, when a judge is expected to hear evidence and decide whether to alter Spader’s sentence.
Comments
The sentence change this motley crew ought to receive is the 'death sentence.'