Jury finds woman guilty of murdering her husband

Submitted by anthony on Thu, 2009-03-26 03:23

Story here. Excerpt:

'A woman whose first murder trial ended up in a hung jury was convicted Monday of killing her husband by the second jury to hear her case.

Grace Pianka, 51, was found guilty of second-degree murder in Maricopa County Superior Court. She faces up to 22 years in prison when she is sentenced May 29.

Pianka was charged in the April 15, 2006, shooting death of her husband, Adam Kostewicz.
Her first trial ended in a hung jury last August.
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The jurors would not comment on the case, but all affirmed their guilty votes when individually polled after the verdict was read in the courtroom of Judge Warren Granville.

Pianka faced a presumptive prison term of 10 to 16 years for the crime. However, Granville ruled that aggravating circumstances - the fact that a gun was used in the crime - meant that the prison term could be stretched to as much as 22 years.'

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"The second trial began Feb. 18 after Pianka had refused to enter into a plea agreement that would essentially have sentenced her to the time she had already spent in jail if she pled guilty to manslaughter. She refused."

Oh come on! The DA tried to "Mary Winkler" her and she was just too greedy to take the pussy pass. She probably realized that if she agreed to the plea deal she would not be eligible for any insurance claim. She will be out in LESS than a year.

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Submitted by Luek on Thu, 2009-03-26 21:18