DizRotus Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 (edited) Picking a jury is always a crapshoot. In my prosecutor days, a prospective juror responded to the jury questionnaire as follows: Q: Highest grade completed in school? A: "Cs & Ds" Let's hope twelve reasonable people can mete out at least a small measure of justice for Jennifer and Dion. Edited July 14, 2015 by DizRotus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Good news….guilty on all 53 counts, including all four murder charges for Mark Leonard. http://www.wthr.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spezjag Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 ^ Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moray james Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 That is excellent news. So what about Mark's brother and the others including Shirley? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 The other trials will start in the next few weeks. Shirley has a deal with the prosecutors for her testimony against the others. They haven't said much about the terms, I'm not sure if she's even in jail still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 That is excellent news. So what about Mark's brother and the others including Shirley? Bob Leonard's trial begins in January in Allen County. I haven't heard about the other trials, I assume they will be after Bob Leonard's trial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy W Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Remembering back to the news that night and seeing Dion's picture on the news... and then in the days just after I remeber hearing the news report that the homeowner had boarded the cat... and in utter dismay in that instant I knew it was intentional - and said so right then to my wife - who boards a cat if they are going out for the weekend? Even in Ft. Wayne they had a very hard time seating a jury. "All" of the potential jurors questioned said they knew about the case and already considered the defendant(s) guilty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Leonard will receive between 49-1500 years in prison, so he will never be free again. Sentencing will be Aug 4th. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 Bob Leonard appears in court today for a 3 day pre-trial hearing. His court date in Jan 2016. His main charge is a double murder charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I saw the aerial photograph of THIS and it made me think of this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I'm glad nobody was killed in that blast. Yea those are scary situations, not knowing the cause of the blast. Any house could develop a gas leak, and instantly blow up. The Richmond Hill blast was brutal….over 100 homes damaged, locked doors blown off their hinges 5 blocks away. It's amazing more people weren't hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 That is excellent news. So what about Mark's brother and the others including Shirley? Bob Leonard's jury selection starts today. He is trying to convince the judge to let him defend himself. The judge is arguing against it. He faces 51 felony counts, including murder, arson, and conspiracy charges. They are seeking life in prison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 It's often attributed to Lincoln, "He who represents himself has a fool for a client." I say let him do it. The trial will go faster, then he appeals on the basis of ineffective assistance of counsel, which he would argue even if defended by Clarence Darrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Last week the judge did assign him an attorney, trial starts today. There are 117 people on the prosecutors witness list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Bob Leonard was convicted on all 51 counts. There was some kind of ruckus after the verdict was said between him and some of the jury. He tried to stare down a few, but two people said they just stared back. Dion's Father was there for both trials, the media interviewed him again. He said he's glad it's a guilty verdict and justice will win. Very sad indeed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Thanks for the update. Please let us know the final sentence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Sentencing is a month or so away. They're predicting two life sentences without parole. John Longworth (Dion's Dad) just gave another interview. He said "the thing that bothers me the most is knowing my son burned to death" So sad. He also said "it's good to know someone as evil as this has been taken out of circulation" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spezjag Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Bob Leonard was convicted on all 51 counts. There was some kind of ruckus after the verdict was said between him and some of the jury. He tried to stare down a few, but two people said they just stared back. Dion's Father was there for both trials, the media interviewed him again. He said he's glad it's a guilty verdict and justice will win. Very sad indeed. Fantastic news! So sad for his father to have to sit through both trials - I hope these verdicts bring him some form of peace, even in the face of his loss. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted March 18, 2016 Moderators Share Posted March 18, 2016 Indianapolis man get 2 life sentences in deadly house blast http://news.yahoo.com/indianapolis-man-faces-life-sentence-deadly-house-blast-124205348.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I'm so glad the judge threw the book at him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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