The Arizona mother accused of fatally poisoning her kids so she wouldn’t have to give them to their father asked a judge for the death penalty, KTLA 5[1]reports. RELATED: Ariz. Mother Allegedly Kills Children To Prevent Father From Getting Custody[2] Marilyn Edge (pictured) made the shocking request during her first court appearance Monday. Appearing via video from Santa Ana’s Central Jail, the judge asked her about choosing an arraignment date. Watch Marilyn request the death penalty here: “Only if you promise me the death penalty,” she replied. When asked again, she made the same request. After urging by her lawyer, she eventually responded and her arraignment was moved to October 25th. After the appearance, Senior Deputy District Attorney Sonia Balleste, who is prosecuting Marilyn, said death sentences would be “assessed at the appropriate time.” “The only death penalty she’s been able to achieve successfully has been that of her children,” Balleste added. Marilyn stands accused of ...
Atlanta (CNN) -- Twice-convicted killer Warren Lee Hill was granted final-hour stays of execution on Tuesday, his attorney said. The stays came from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the Georgia Court of Appeals. "I think we were within about a half hour of the execution," said Brian Kammer, an attorney for Hill, whose supporters say is mentally disabled.
