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| Fed. appeals court overturns Tenn. inmate's death sentence |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 03/28/2005 |
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A federal appeals court last Thursday overturned the death sentence in a high-profile Tennessee case. The Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the death sentence of Wayne Lee Bates because prosecutors called him "a rabid dog." His conviction in a Middle Tennessee murder was left intact. The 47-year-old Bates is behind bars for the shooting death of Julie Guida in 1986 in Manchester. Guida had been working on a project at the Arnold Engineering Development Center near Tullahoma and was jogging near her motel when she was forced into the woods, tied to a tree and shot in the back of the head. Bates was caught in Baltimore, and authorities said he drew a map to guide police to Guida's body. |
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