Oklahoma City pharmacist Jerome Ersland appeals murder conviction
BY NOLAN CLAY NewsOK.com
Tuesday, October 02, 2012
10/02/12 at 6:14 AM
OKLAHOMA CITY - A former pharmacist who was convicted of murder complained in an appeal Monday that he did not get a fair trial because his lead attorney botched his defense.
Jerome Jay Ersland, 60, is serving a life term in prison.
"There is no doubt that this was ineffective assistance of counsel, probably the most egregious example of it that we have ever seen," said a major Ersland supporter, state Sen. Ralph Shortey, R-Oklahoma City.
The former lead attorney, Irven Box, said he and the three other attorneys involved in the 2011 trial did their best with a difficult client.
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Original Print Headline: Pharmacist appeals murder conviction
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Associated Images:
Jerome Ersland (right) is led from an Oklahoma County courtroom after he was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole for the May 2009 shooting of 16-year-old Antwun Parker in Oklahoma City. Ersland's supporters appealed his conviction and life sentence Monday, saying he received ineffective legal counsel at his trial. SUE OGROCKI / Associated Press file
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