CARTHAGE, N.C. — A North Carolina man was convicted Saturday of second-degree murder in the shooting deaths of eight people at a nursing home in 2009, meaning he will not be eligible for the death penalty. The jury deliberated for two days before reaching the verdict against Robert Stewart, a 47-year-old disabled painter and National Guard veteran whose estranged wife worked at the facility. Immediately after the verdicts were read, Moore County Superior Court Judge James Webb convened a sentencing hearing, at which victims’ family members were called to testify about their loved ones. Read full article >>
Nc Man Convicted Of Second-degree Murder For Killing 8 People At Nursing Home In 2009
Associated Press, Washington Post
Sat, 09/03/2011 - 11:34am
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