Friday, January 13, 2006
AN HONEST MISTAKE
Man Who Killed Over 'A' On Hat Sentenced To Die
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A man convicted of killing a retired Pensacola police officer has been sentenced to death.
Circuit Judge John Kuder sentenced Ryan Thomas Green to death on Wednesday. In October, a jury convicted Green of first-degree murder for the slaying of James Hallman, attempted murder for shooting a second man and robbery with a firearm.
The jury also recommended 10-2 that Green be put to death for fatally shooting Hallman on Feb. 23, 2003. Green, 22, was also sentenced Wednesday to two consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole for the attempted murder and robbery with a firearm of housepainter Christopher Phipps.
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He testified during his trial last year that he fatally shot Hallman because he believed the University of Alabama "A" on the victim's ball cap signified he was the Antichrist.
He also testified that he had set out to take his own life but that a talking bull, religious signs, colors and symbols influenced him to shoot Hallman and Phipps.
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Man Who Killed Over 'A' On Hat Sentenced To Die
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A man convicted of killing a retired Pensacola police officer has been sentenced to death.
Circuit Judge John Kuder sentenced Ryan Thomas Green to death on Wednesday. In October, a jury convicted Green of first-degree murder for the slaying of James Hallman, attempted murder for shooting a second man and robbery with a firearm.
The jury also recommended 10-2 that Green be put to death for fatally shooting Hallman on Feb. 23, 2003. Green, 22, was also sentenced Wednesday to two consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole for the attempted murder and robbery with a firearm of housepainter Christopher Phipps.
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He testified during his trial last year that he fatally shot Hallman because he believed the University of Alabama "A" on the victim's ball cap signified he was the Antichrist.
He also testified that he had set out to take his own life but that a talking bull, religious signs, colors and symbols influenced him to shoot Hallman and Phipps.
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