Death penalty ordered for convicted murderer

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Fletcher’s resentencing comes after 2016 law requiring unanimous jury decisions on death penalty

  • Convicted murderer and jail escapee Timothy Fletcher exits the Putnam County circuit criminal courtroom Tuesday after receiving his death sentence.
    Convicted murderer and jail escapee Timothy Fletcher exits the Putnam County circuit criminal courtroom Tuesday after receiving his death sentence.
A Putnam County man convicted of murdering his step-grandmother in 2009 officially received a death sentence Tuesday in a decision that the presiding judge described as “a close call.” Judge Howard…

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