Fairfield teen who pleaded guilty to killing Spanish teacher wants sentencing delayed
Updated: 8:34 PM CDT Jun 20, 2023
Fairfield teen who pleaded guilty to killing Spanish teacher wants sentencing delayed
Updated: 8:34 PM CDT Jun 20, 2023
COUNTY IN SEPTEMBER. ONE OF THE TEENAGERS WHO ADMITTED TO KILLING FAIRFIELD TEACHER NOHEMA GRABER, WANTS HIS SENTENCING DELAYED. JEREMY GOODALE’S LAWYER SAYS THEIR PSYCHOLOGIST WON’T BE AVAILABLE TO TESTIFY AT THE AUGUST 23RD HEARING. THEY WANT THE HEARING PUSHED TO OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER. HOWEVER, THE STATE SAYS GRABER’S EX-HUSBAND IS BATTLING A TERMINAL ILLNESS AND MAY NOT HAVE LONG TO LIVE. THEY SAY HE HAS THE RIGHT TO GIVE A VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT. GOODALE AND WILLARD MILLER PLEADED GUILTY TO FIRST DEGREE MURDER IN TH
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Fairfield teen who pleaded guilty to killing Spanish teacher wants sentencing delayed
Updated: 8:34 PM CDT Jun 20, 2023
A Fairfield teen who pleaded guilty to killing his teacher wants his sentencing delayed. But the prosecution says it needs to happen as soon as possible. Back in April, Jeremy Goodale pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Nohema Graber.His sentencing is scheduled for August. Goodale's lawyers want it pushed back until October because a psychiatrist, who is set to testify at the hearing, isn't available until then. But prosecutors say Graber's ex-husband, Paul Graber, wants to make a victim impact statement at the hearing. He's facing a terminal illness. They say it's unclear if he will survive until October.A judge set a hearing on the matter for next month.
FAIRFIELD, Iowa —
A Fairfield teen who pleaded guilty to killing his teacher wants his sentencing delayed. But the prosecution says it needs to happen as soon as possible.
Back in April, Jeremy Goodale pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Nohema Graber.
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His sentencing is scheduled for August. Goodale's lawyers want it pushed back until October because a psychiatrist, who is set to testify at the hearing, isn't available until then.
But prosecutors say Graber's ex-husband, Paul Graber, wants to make a victim impact statement at the hearing. He's facing a terminal illness. They say it's unclear if he will survive until October.
A judge set a hearing on the matter for next month.