Michael George Murder Conviction Upheld
- Posted by Johanna on May 23, 2008 at 3:28 pm
- Category: Comic News
As I mentioned last month, Michael George’s attorneys had filed a motion to set aside the jury verdict finding him guilty of his wife’s murder 18 years ago. Today, the judge upheld the conviction (link no longer available). George will now serve life in prison without parole for “first-degree murder, felony firearm, insurance fraud, and obtaining money from an insurance agency under false pretenses.” Dateline NBC ran a two-hour special on the case on May 9.
September 20, 2011 at 9:13 PM
[...] gone wrong, and the murder weapon was never found. George was found guilty in March 2008 and began serving a life sentence in May 2008. In September of that year, the conviction was overturned on appeal due to [...]
October 11, 2011 at 5:52 PM
[...] will be sentenced on November 21, and his bond was revoked. The previous sentence for the crime was life in prison without [...]