P. v. Russell CA4/3
Appellant Timothy David Russell was convicted in 1986 of the murder of Marilyn Lyon, who had been found bludgeoned to death in her home in 1984. Appellant was a coworker of the victim and often performed gardening work for her. At trial he asserted he had come to the home, found the body, panicked, and fled. The jury concluded this explanation was late (it was different than his first statements) and was contradicted by other evidence. They found him guilty of first degree murder committed in the course of a robbery and attempted rape.
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