People v. Thomas
Annotate this CaseA jury convicted Defendant Keith Thomas of the first degree murder of Francia Young, of kidnapping her for the purpose of robbery, of forcibly raping her, and of forcibly sodomizing her. The jury also convicted Defendant of robbing Sebrena Flennaugh, assaulting two peace officers with an assault weapon, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The jury returned a verdict of death for the murder of Young. The trial court sentenced Defendant to death, imposed a concurrent sentence of life with the possibility of parole for the kidnapping of Young, and stayed imposition of sentence on the remaining counts. The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment in its entirety, holding that the trial court did not err in its judgment.
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