Judge misspoke 14 yrs ago, murderer could get trial
Fourteen years ago, three daughters had to deal with their mother’s death in Grandview, and now the killer might be getting a trial. Chad M. Davis, who was 21 years old at the time and appeared to be on drugs, pleaded guilty to murder, felonious assault and abduction for a plea deal for a life sentence in prison, according to the Dispatch. He has withdrawn that plea though after 12 years in jail because of a few words that the judge said, and shouldn’t have. Judge Deborah P. O’Neill said, according to the transcript, he “may be eligible for judicial release” after 15 years. The problem with that is someone who is convicted of murder cannot ask a trail judge to release them early, and in 2012, he filed to withdraw his pleas and asked for a trial because of those misleading words from the judge. “It’s awful,” daughter Casey Compton said, the paper reported. “It’s a nightmare. We never imagined we’d be facing this. I thought we’d have a lot more years and then we’d be dealing with the parole board.”
With the plea deal 14 years ago, Casey and her sisters never had to testify in Mary Compton’s murder case. Now that might change.
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