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A Neenah man who plead no contest to murder by strangulation now claims the 2004 death was caused accidentally while engaging in a dangerous form of sexual activity.
Thomas J. Blake, 21, filed a motion for withdrawal of his no contest plea Wednesday on a charge of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of 20-year-old Christina Ross of Menasha.
Blake was scheduled for sentencing last month, but instead asked for new representation within weeks of the hearing.
Defense lawyer Len Kachinsky in the Wednesday motion argued that Blake wasnt adequately advised of a possible defense, and the possibility of conviction on a lesser charge.
Evidence recovered from the crime scene included a handwritten journal attributed to Blake in which homicide was discussed, according to a search warrant affidavit.
My thirst for killing wont go away, he wrote. I know someday they will use this against me.
http://www.wisinfo.com/northwestern/news/local/stories/local_23231195.shtml
Thomas J. Blake, 21, filed a motion for withdrawal of his no contest plea Wednesday on a charge of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of 20-year-old Christina Ross of Menasha.
Blake was scheduled for sentencing last month, but instead asked for new representation within weeks of the hearing.
Defense lawyer Len Kachinsky in the Wednesday motion argued that Blake wasnt adequately advised of a possible defense, and the possibility of conviction on a lesser charge.
Evidence recovered from the crime scene included a handwritten journal attributed to Blake in which homicide was discussed, according to a search warrant affidavit.
My thirst for killing wont go away, he wrote. I know someday they will use this against me.
http://www.wisinfo.com/northwestern/news/local/stories/local_23231195.shtml
