In season 7, episode 9, we see the love
story of Monserrate Shirley and Mark Leonard who committed the
murder of Dion and Jennifer Longworth in the state of Indiana. A
love story gone twisted, that ends with Monserrate Shirley plead guilty to conspiracy to commit arson and being sentenced to 50 years and Mark
Leonard being convicted of two counts of murder and sentenced to two
life without parole sentences.
Oxygen describes the show as after a
fatal gas explosion in a residential community, a divorcee and her
new lover find themselves at the center of a twisted conspiracy.
His appeal includes: Bob Leonard was convicted of two counts of knowing murder, one count of conspiracy to commit arson, and dozens of counts of arson for his role in the 2012 Richmond Hill home explosion. The trial court sentenced him to Life Without Parole on each of the murder convictions, and consecutive terms of years for conspiracy and arson. In this direct appeal, Leonard raises several issues for our review, which we reorder and consolidate as follows: (1) whether there was sufficient evidence to support the murder convictions; (2) whether there was sufficient evidence to support a statutory aggravator; (3) whether the trial court abused its discretion by refusing Leonard’s lesser included jury instruction; and (4) whether Indiana’s LWOP sentencing statute is unconstitutional. We affirm, finding there was sufficient evidence for the murder convictions and statutory aggravator, the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it refused Leonard’s tendered instruction, and Indiana’s LWOP sentencing statute is not unconstitutional.
His appeal includes: Bob Leonard was convicted of two counts of knowing murder, one count of conspiracy to commit arson, and dozens of counts of arson for his role in the 2012 Richmond Hill home explosion. The trial court sentenced him to Life Without Parole on each of the murder convictions, and consecutive terms of years for conspiracy and arson. In this direct appeal, Leonard raises several issues for our review, which we reorder and consolidate as follows: (1) whether there was sufficient evidence to support the murder convictions; (2) whether there was sufficient evidence to support a statutory aggravator; (3) whether the trial court abused its discretion by refusing Leonard’s lesser included jury instruction; and (4) whether Indiana’s LWOP sentencing statute is unconstitutional. We affirm, finding there was sufficient evidence for the murder convictions and statutory aggravator, the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it refused Leonard’s tendered instruction, and Indiana’s LWOP sentencing statute is not unconstitutional.
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Indiana Women's Prison
2596 Girl’s School Road
Indianapolis, IN 46214
2596 Girl’s School Road
Indianapolis, IN 46214

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