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POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — The lawyer for a man convicted of killing his classmate, Cassie Jo Stoddart, is asking a judge for a new trial.
The Idaho State Journal (http://bit.ly/1po58sa ) reports that Torey Adamcik's lawyer says he should be given a new trial or a new sentence. Dennis Benjamin says Adamcik's defense team was ineffective and the sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole is cruel and unusual punishment.
Bannock County deputy prosecutor Ian Service says the request should be dismissed. He says Adamcik's defense did its job.
Adamcik and Brian Draper were charged with killing Stoddart in 2006. She was sustained 29 knife wounds. Benjamin says Adamcik's lawyers did not introduce evidence that would have proved he was not responsible for the fatal wound.
The newspaper says Sixth District Judge Mitchell Brown will rule on the request at a later date.
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