MUNCIE — A California man convicted of killing another man’s wife for money in 1993 has been sentenced to 100 years in prison.
Fifty-seven-year-old Jess D. Woods of Whitmore, Calif., was convicted in April of murder and conspiracy to commit murder and was sentenced in Delaware Circuit Court on Thursday by Judge Linda Ralu Wolf.
Defense attorney Zaki Ali said his client is innocent and will appeal.
Woods, formerly of Daleville, Ind., was charged in the death of 29-year-old Teresa French. Authorities said her husband, Anthony W. French, hired Woods to kill her. She was pursuing a divorce at the time and was found shot to death in the garage of the family’s Muncie home.
Anthony French was sentenced to 80 years in prison on the same charges in December.
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Former Daleville man sentenced to 100 years for Muncie murder
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Arrest Log: May 28
Arrests made by Madison County law enforcement on Saturday, based on Madison County Jail records. Charges are recommended by arresting officers, but are not final until the Madison County prosecutor reviews the case and files official charges.
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Handicapped murder convict alleges prison discrimination
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Woman considering lawsuit over police actions during arrest
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Arrest log: May 26
Arrests made by Madison County law enforcement on Thursday and Friday, based on Madison County Jail records.
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Arrest log: May 25
Arrests made by Madison County law enforcement on Wednesday and Thursday, based on Madison County Jail records.
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Boxes outside Aldi catch fire
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Arrest Log: May 24
Arrests made by Madison County law enforcement on Tuesday and Wednesday, based on Madison County Jail records. Charges are recommended by arresting officers, but are not final until the Madison County prosecutor reviews the case and files official charges.
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Indianapolis woman whose fetus died in suicide try freed
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