'Blind Faith' Killer Sentenced to Life

[XanaDUer]

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) - A convicted killer whose case spawned a popular book and TV miniseries - and whose death sentence was overturned last year - was sentenced Friday to life in prison and is eligible for parole in eight years.

Robert O. Marshall, once first in line for execution on New Jersey's death row, was resentenced for arranging his wife's murder in a case that inspired the best-selling book and miniseries "Blind Faith."

Marshall, 65, was sentenced to life with no parole for 30 years. He gets credit for the 22 years he already has served, making him eligible for release in 2014.

After a federal appeals court overturned Marshall's death sentence last year, prosecutors decided to drop a 22-year bid to execute him...

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/nation/4127058.html

[frogmarch]

1. 2014

isn't far away. The only good thing is that he's already 65. Maybe he won't make it.