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| Elderly Woman's Killer Gets 15 To Life |
| By contracostatimes.com |
| Published: 07/09/2010 |
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LONG BEACH -- A 42-year-old Long Beach man convicted in the brutal beating death of an elderly cancer patient was sentenced Thursday to a potential life prison term. Defendant Andrew Felton Odom was convicted earlier this year on a charge of second-degree murder for the 2008 slaying of Rita Wiley, 70. His attorney, Public Defender Rhonda May-Rucker, on Thursday asked that her client be sent to a state prison-run mental facility, citing about 20 years of mental health problems documented by the California Department of Corrections in Odom's previous prison or jail terms. "I will make the recommendation," Long Beach Superior Court Judge Mark Kim said. "But ultimately, it is up to the Department of Corrections." Read More. |
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