Left: Joseph McEnroe
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Defense lawyers for a man and woman charged with killing six members of the woman's family on Christmas Eve 2007 said the death penalty shouldn't apply in their cases during a hearing Thursday in King County Superior Court.
By Jennifer Sullivan
Seattle Times staff reporter
originally published December 17, 2009
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Defense lawyers for Joseph McEnroe and Michele Anderson, right, charged with killing six members of the woman's family on Christmas Eve 2007, said the death penalty shouldn't apply in their cases during a hearing Thursday in King County Superior Court.
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The defendents, both 31, are each charged with six counts of aggravated murder...They will likely be tried [in 2010].
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The defendents, both 31, are each charged with six counts of aggravated murder...They will likely be tried [in 2010].
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Their attorneys are hoping to persuade a judge to rule the death penalty is unconstitutional in the case...
Their attorneys are hoping to persuade a judge to rule the death penalty is unconstitutional in the case...
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Under state law, a county prosecutor can file an aggravated-murder charge only if a defendant commits premeditated first-degree murder and "one or more aggravating circumstances exist." Aggravating factors can include...if multiple victims were killed in a "common scheme,"...
Under state law, a county prosecutor can file an aggravated-murder charge only if a defendant commits premeditated first-degree murder and "one or more aggravating circumstances exist." Aggravating factors can include...if multiple victims were killed in a "common scheme,"...
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Anderson and McEnroe are accused of fatally shooting Anderson's parents, Wayne and Judy Anderson, during a holiday gathering at their home. When her brother Scott Anderson and his wife, Erica, and their children, ages 5 and 3, arrived later that evening, they, too, were shot, prosecutors said.
Anderson and McEnroe are accused of fatally shooting Anderson's parents, Wayne and Judy Anderson, during a holiday gathering at their home. When her brother Scott Anderson and his wife, Erica, and their children, ages 5 and 3, arrived later that evening, they, too, were shot, prosecutors said.
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In June 2008, Anderson told The Seattle Times during a jailhouse interview that she and McEnroe, her former boyfriend, killed her family in a fit of rage, claiming she had suffered years of physical and emotional abuse.
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During a court hearing in October, Anderson said she alone was responsible for the slayings. She has sought to have prosecutors drop charges against McEnroe and also charge her with kidnapping for forcing him to participate in the killings.
.During a court hearing in October, Anderson said she alone was responsible for the slayings. She has sought to have prosecutors drop charges against McEnroe and also charge her with kidnapping for forcing him to participate in the killings.
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also read:
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Archive Pair plead not guilty in Carnation slayings
Archive Pair plead not guilty in Carnation slayings
all from seattletimes.nwsource.com
It's becoming a routine for defense attorneys to first file motions to declare the death penalty as unconstitutional. If ever there was a case that should qualify, it is this one. This woman cold-bloodedly murders her entire family on Christmas Eve. Three generations of her own blood are destroyed and her pathetic self is receiving three meals a day and a bed. and cable tv.
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