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Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Judge frees KS man convicted of killing teen

His sister-in-law, to be precise. The Journal-World has more here about the case of Floyd Bledsoe, who was convicted of the 1999 murder of Zetta “Camille” Arfmann, 14, near Oskaloosa. A judge has found that Bledsoe wasn't given effective counsel. Snip:

Bledsoe accused his brother Tom Bledsoe of the slaying. Tom initially claimed to have killed Arfmann, and he led authorities to where her body was. She had been shot with Tom’s pistol.

But then Tom recanted, saying Floyd had told him to confess or he would expose some things Tom had done in the past.

Floyd Bledsoe denied killing the girl. In his appeals, he alleged his trial lawyer, John Kurth, was ineffective and committed mistakes that led to his conviction.

There was no physical evidence, either. The Kansas AG plans to appeal the judge's order.

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