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U.S. Supreme Court won't hear Virginia death row inmate Ricky Gray and Ivan Teleguz's appeals
U.S. Supreme Court won't hear Virginia death row inmate Ricky Gray and Ivan Teleguz's appeals
Posted: Monday, October 3, 2016 12:17 pm
Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two of Virginia's death row inmates were turned away by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. ... The high court declined to hear the appeals of Ivan Teleguz, who was convicted of hiring a man to kill his ex-girlfriend; and Ricky Gray, who was found guilty of killing a family of four in a home-invasion robbery on New Year's Day in 2006. ... Attorneys for Gray and Teleguz did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment on Monday.
Teleguz, 37, wanted another chance to show that his 2006 trial attorneys were inadequate because they introduced testimony that Teleguz was involved in another murder that he says never happened.
Gray, 39, argued that he didn't get a fair trial because his attorneys failed to tell jurors that he was high on PCP at the time of the killing, that a statement he gave police was obtained improperly; and that a juror was tainted because he spoke to a medical ethicist about whether the oath he took to become a doctor would prevent him from serving on the jury in a capital murder case.
Gray was convicted of killing Bryan and Kathryn Harvey and their daughters, 9-year-old Stella and 4-year-old Ruby, while invading their home in Richmond. Bryan was a musician and Kathryn was co-owner of the World of Mirth toy store. ... Trial evidence showed that the Harveys were preparing to host friends for a holiday chili dinner when Gray and another man spotted their open front door. They tied the family up in their basement, where they were stabbed and beaten to death before their house was set on fire. Gray claims he doesn't remember the killings because he was high on PCP. The other man was sentenced to life in prison.
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Follow Alanna Durkin Richer on Twitter at http://twitter.com/aedurkinricher . Her work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/journalist/alanna-durkin-richer .
Posted: Monday, October 3, 2016 12:17 pm
Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two of Virginia's death row inmates were turned away by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday. ... The high court declined to hear the appeals of Ivan Teleguz, who was convicted of hiring a man to kill his ex-girlfriend; and Ricky Gray, who was found guilty of killing a family of four in a home-invasion robbery on New Year's Day in 2006. ... Attorneys for Gray and Teleguz did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment on Monday.
Teleguz, 37, wanted another chance to show that his 2006 trial attorneys were inadequate because they introduced testimony that Teleguz was involved in another murder that he says never happened.
Gray, 39, argued that he didn't get a fair trial because his attorneys failed to tell jurors that he was high on PCP at the time of the killing, that a statement he gave police was obtained improperly; and that a juror was tainted because he spoke to a medical ethicist about whether the oath he took to become a doctor would prevent him from serving on the jury in a capital murder case.
Gray was convicted of killing Bryan and Kathryn Harvey and their daughters, 9-year-old Stella and 4-year-old Ruby, while invading their home in Richmond. Bryan was a musician and Kathryn was co-owner of the World of Mirth toy store. ... Trial evidence showed that the Harveys were preparing to host friends for a holiday chili dinner when Gray and another man spotted their open front door. They tied the family up in their basement, where they were stabbed and beaten to death before their house was set on fire. Gray claims he doesn't remember the killings because he was high on PCP. The other man was sentenced to life in prison.
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Follow Alanna Durkin Richer on Twitter at http://twitter.com/aedurkinricher . Her work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/journalist/alanna-durkin-richer .
