Ohio Supreme Court Decides Convicted Baby-Killer Should Get Reduced Sentence
On Thursday, the Ohio Supreme Court ordered a new sentencing hearing for a former Muskingum University student convicted of murdering her newborn baby. A 4-3 ruling by the court found that Emile Weaver was not adequately represented by defense attorneys during her murder trial in 2016, when she was 21 years old when a Muskingum County judge sentenced her to life in prison without parole. Her sentencing determination was reapplied to a new Muskingum County …