NH Supreme Court to hear convicted killer's appeal
Gribble serving life sentence
Updated: 11:43 AM EST Nov 8, 2012
Lawyers for a New Hampshire man seeking to reverse his conviction for the murder of a woman hacked to death with a machete and knife in her home will argue for a new trial before the state Supreme Court. Christopher Gribble of Brookline is serving a life sentence without possibility of parole for killing 42-year-old Kimberly Cates and maiming her 11-year-old daughter in their Mont Vernon home in 2009. He and Steven Spader were convicted of murder and other felonies. Gribble was convicted in March 2011, after a jury rejected his defense of insanity. His lawyers claim the trial should have been moved to a different county because of the publicity preceding his trial. Gribble also challenges the judge's instructions on insanity and the admission of his confession.
Lawyers for a New Hampshire man seeking to reverse his conviction for the murder of a woman hacked to death with a machete and knife in her home will argue for a new trial before the state Supreme Court.
Christopher Gribble of Brookline is serving a life sentence without possibility of parole for killing 42-year-old Kimberly Cates and maiming her 11-year-old daughter in their Mont Vernon home in 2009. He and Steven Spader were convicted of murder and other felonies.
Gribble was convicted in March 2011, after a jury rejected his defense of insanity.
His lawyers claim the trial should have been moved to a different county because of the publicity preceding his trial. Gribble also challenges the judge's instructions on insanity and the admission of his confession.