State of Indiana will get opportunity to argue for Jeff Pelley's murder conviction Save Email Print
Posted: 12:45 AM Jul 16, 2008
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The state of Indiana will get a chance to convince the Indiana Supreme Court that Jeff Pelley's quadruple murder conviction should stand.

Someone killed Pelley's father, a minister, along with Jeff's stepmother and two stepsisters, at the family home in Lakeville back in 1989.

Prosecutors say Pelley killed them with a shotgun to avoid being grounded on prom night.

A jury agreed, and in July of 2006 convicted him of the murders.

But that was thrown out.

An appeals court said the trial should never have happened because the state didn't try him soon enough.

The Indiana attorney general appealed that ruling, and both sides will make their cases to the state's high court on August 14th.
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Posted by: s Location: bremen on Jul 16, 2008 at 01:26 PM
They should have tried him a long time ago. Now with no evidence (except a possible argument) they have nothing to convict him with. I think they waited too long. Just like everyone else has stated: if he did it he will get his in the end before God.
Posted by: Anonymous on Jul 16, 2008 at 12:43 PM
I didn't follow this case but if the evidence showed he was guilty and the jury found him guilty a murderer shouldn't be allowed to walk free.
Posted by: CJ Location: SB on Jul 16, 2008 at 11:59 AM
You people are so quick to judge! They had no real evidence against him. Everything was circumstantial. That's probably why the state didn't try him soon enough. No one gets off "free", IF he actually did commit the crime, he will pay for it - one way or another. He will face a higher judge one day, and there is no lying your way out with Him.
Posted by: Lisa Location: plymouth on Jul 16, 2008 at 11:25 AM
he did it why do we keep giving him all this attention. he must have no conscious to be able to live with himself all these years after he took the life of 2 small children that had NOTHING to do with him being grounded or what he did to be grounded. and his stepmom whom probably very good to him. but as we all know he will pay in the end for this, the man upstairs says thou shalt not kill and honor thy father and mother. sorry jeff u deserve to stay where u are for the rest of your life.
Posted by: jim on Jul 16, 2008 at 09:47 AM
Why don't we let a convicted multiple murderer free on a technicality that has nothing to do with the case!!! Sounds fair..
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