Desmonte Leonard

Court rejects appeal in Auburn football player slaying

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals is refusing to reconsider its decision upholding the conviction of a man found guilty of killing two one-time Auburn University football players and a third person. The judges on Friday declined to rehear the case of Desmonte Leonard. The same court upheld his murder conviction and life sentence earlier this…

Court Upholds Case of Man Convicted in Auburn Slayings

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A state appeals court has upheld the conviction of a man serving life without parole in the shooting deaths of two one-time Auburn University football players and a third man. The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the case against Desmonte Leonard on Friday. The judges rejected defense claims including Leonard’s argument that a Lee County judge erred when he…