Attorneys representing convicted murderer Fr. Gerald Robinson filed an appeal yesterday in Ohio's 6th District Court of Appeals challenging the verdict.
Their brief claims that too much time had passed between the time of the murder in 1980 and the arrest of the priest in 2004, compromising the evidence and basing testimony on faded memories. Also that the prosecutors hyped the case by bringing in allegations that Sr. Margaret Ann Pahl was killed in what may have been a satanic ritual.
I will post more information when available.
Toledo, Ohio
Aug. 9, 2007
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Personally, I agree with the jury's verdict. There are a few things that bother me about the conviction:
1. I think that Robinson did not act alone. I listened to the opening and closing statements of Dean Mandross. In both instances, he referred to Sr. Margaret's KILLERS. I don't think that was an error elicited from nerves.
2. If the new defense team is so convinced of the innocence of Robinson, why don't they go after the sub secreto files? When they do, I'll have a different view of Robinson's involvement.
3. Finally, when (if ever) will the prosecutor go after the diocese for their complicity.
Posted by HolyToledo | August 11, 2007 7:42 PM
Posted on August 11, 2007 19:42