THE ATTORNEY’S FOR CONVICTED TRIPLE MURDERER KEVIN DUNLAP HAVE A FILED A MOTION SEEKING A NEW TRIAL IN THE CASE. THE MOTION WAS FILED MONDAY IN LIVINGSTON CIRCUIT COURT, CLAIMING DUNLAP SHOULD GET A NEW TRIAL DUE TO ERRORS COMMITTED BY THE COURT.
IN THE FILING, DEFENSE ATTORNEYS CLAIM THAT JUDGE WOODALL ERRED IN HIS DECISION NOT TO RECUSE HIMSELF AND THAT THE DECISION TAINTED FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE. INCLUDED IN THOSE FURTHER PROCEEDINGS, THE DEFENSE CLAIMS THE DECISION TAINTED DUNLAP’S ENTRY OF A GUILTY PLEA, ACCEPTING AN INVOLUNTARY AND UNKNOWING PLEA OF GUILTY FROM AN INCOMPETENT DEFENDANT, AND FAILING TO TREAT THE DEFENDANT’S PLAN AS A PLEA OF GUILTY BUT MENTALLY ILL AND DENYING DEFENSE MOTIONS FOR A MISTRIAL.
DUNLAP WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR THE OCTOBER 2008 MURDERS AND KIDNAPPINGS OF KAYLA WILLIAMS, KORTNEY FRENSLEY, AND ETHAN FRENSLEY. FINAL SENTENCING FOR DUNLAP IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 19TH IN LIVINGSTON CIRCUIT COURT.
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