Excerpt from unpublished opinion:
The causes of Father Freed’s death were (1) blunt
force head and thoracic trauma and (2) asphyxia by neck compression. We need not again recite the details of the
wounds Father Freed suffered to his entire body, including the near severance
of his tongue, which were inflicted with no fewer than three weapons: a pipe, a wooden stake, and a pilsner glass. To kill Father Freed it was not necessary to
inflict those injuries or to nearly sever his tongue with a beer glass. In our view, the trial court could reasonably
infer from the extent and pattern of wounds that torture was not merely the
means of killing Father Freed, and that torture was not merely incidental to
the killing of Father Freed. Rather, the
severance of the tongue and other injuries were inflicted for the separate
objective of causing extreme pain.
Substantial evidence supports the trial court’s ruling.
DISPOSITION
The judgment is affirmed.
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This animal should never have had an appeal in the first place. Rest in Peace Father Eric <3
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