கன்னியாஸ்திரியை கொன்ற பாதிரியாருக்கு கடுங்காவல் தண்டனை

கன்னியாஸ்திரியை கொன்ற 71 வயது பாதிரியாருக்கு கடுங்காவல் தண்டனை விதிக்கப்பட்டது.

Ohio priest convicted in nun's death in court

Associated Press - January 22, 2010 12:05 PM ET

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - A Roman Catholic priest convicted of killing a nun appeared by video at a court hearing in Ohio, the first time he's been seen publicly since his 2006 conviction.

The Rev. Gerald Robinson sat impassively Friday during the hearing in Toledo on whether new evidence can be introduced in his appeal.

The 71-year-old Robinson is being held in Hocking Correctional Facility in southern Ohio. He was convicted of killing of Sister Margaret Ann Pahl, whose body was found Easter weekend 1980 in a Toledo hospital where both worked.

Church historians have said it's the only documented case of a Catholic priest killing a nun.

Robinson is serving a mandatory term of 15 years to life in prison and has maintained his innocence. His new attorneys say his trial lawyers ignored evidence that could have helped his cause.

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