INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indianapolis woman serving a 110-year sentence for her role in the shotgun slayings of her two roommates won’t get a new trial.
The Indiana Court of Appeals has denied Sarah Jo Pender’s request for a new trial, ruling she didn’t establish a reasonable possibility that she was entitled to a new trial.
State attorney general’s office spokesman Bryan Corbin tells The Indianapolis Star (https://indy.st/1eItKVI ) that Pender can’t appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court.
The retired deputy prosecutor who helped convict Pender says he uncovered new information in 2009 that suggests that he unknowingly presented false evidence to Pender’s jury in 2002.
The 34-year-old Pender has acknowledged buying the weapon that her boyfriend used in the killings.
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Information from: The Indianapolis Star, https://www.indystar.com
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