Sparks-Henderson's attorney, Rufus Sims, said after Friday's court hearing that police and prosecutors had denied his client's request for an attorney and that Sparks-Henderson said his confession was coerced.
Defense attorney Rufus Sims says the motion was filed prematurely and that the defense is working on a replacement. He says the defense has to wait until 14 days after the sentencing before they can request a new trial.
Date: Aug 15, 2011
Category: U.S.
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Serial killer profiler scrutinizes courtroom behavior of Anthony Sowell
Jurors return to court Monday to begin the second stage of the trial, known as the sentencing or mitigation phase. Over the course of five days, Sowell's attorneys, John Parker and Rufus Sims, are expected to call as many as 28 witnesses, including family members and mental health specialists. A mil
Date: Jul 30, 2011
Category: U.S.
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Prosecution Witnesses Begin Testifying in Anthony Sowell Trial
Sowell's defense attorney, Rufus Sims, then reiterated a fact his defense team brought up during opening statements on Monday, that Sowell had a heart attack in 2007. Sowell's defense team says that physical ailment, which went untreated, may be a turning point in Sowell's behavior.
9:42 a.m: Assistant prosecuting attorneys Rick Bombik and Pinkey Carr are back in the courtroom and standing near the table of their side of the room. Sowell's attorneys, Rufus Sims and John Parker, sit at another table on the opposite side. Parker shuffles papers, while Sims sits still. There is an
Date: Jun 06, 2011
Category: U.S.
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Cleveland: First jurors questioned for Sowell trial
Following a lunch break, another 15 possible jurors from the pool were to be brought into the courtroom to hear the same instructions from the judge, and to face questions from both prosecutors and Sowell's defense attorneys John Parker and Rufus Sims.