Lawsuit Claims Washington Woman Unfairly Convicted
Associated Press - Thu 07:49 AM 08/30/2012
Ramona Morgan was convicted of two counts of reckless second-degree murder and one count of aggravated battery.
A Washington woman who is serving a 26-year sentence for hitting and killing two highway workers in Kansas says she did not receive a fair trial.
An attorney representing 53-year-old Ramona I. Morgan of Chewelah, Wash., argued Wednesday that jury instructions and other factors in Morgan's 2008 trial in Douglas County created a prejudice against her. She is suing the state of Kansas, alleging she is wrongfully imprisoned.
Morgan was convicted of two counts of reckless second-degree murder and one count of aggravated battery.
Prosecutors allege Morgan was driving recklessly through a construction zone on U.S. Highway 59 near Lawrence before hitting and killing the two workers in 2007. Morgan claims she thought people were chasing her and trying to rob
her.
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Associated Press Information from: Lawrence Journal-World
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leo
Friday 31 August 2012 00:25 Report this comment
She killed two ppl and left their families possibly without husbands and fathers. If she was being chased she should have stopped and asked for help.