Becker found guilty of First degree murder

[dr dona]

An Iowa jury found Mark Becker guilty for the first degree murder of Coach Ed Thomas today. Sentencing is scheduled for April 14. Thomas was a longtime football coach at Applington-Parkersburg and was active in re3building Parkersburg, Ia after an F5 Tornado destroyed much of the community. Becker had pleaded not-guilty by reason of insanity. The jury rejected this argument.

[Litlred]

Iowa Coach Verdict: Jury finds Mark Becker Guilty of Murder

ALLISON, Iowa (CBS/AP) An Iowa jury took 24 hours, over nearly four days, to find Mark Becker guilty of first degree murder in the June 2009 shooting death of iconic high school football coach Ed Thomas, in Parkersburg, Iowa, about 100 miles north of Des Moines.

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[fhc]

http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/Court...129455863.html

An appeals court on Thursday upheld the first-degree murder conviction of a mentally ill man who shot and killed a beloved high school football coach, rejecting arguments that jurors were given improper instructions about his insanity defense.