alamo-arrest-mugshot0908

10/13/12 – AP: Attorneys for convicted Tony Alamo again appeal

KAIT8.com
October 13, 2012
The Associated Press

Attorneys for convicted evangelist Tony Alamo again appeal

Attorneys for convicted evangelist Tony Alamo are again asking the full 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to hear an appeal of a lawsuit alleging he ordered the beatings of 2 young boys in his ministry.

Saturday’s filing reiterates the claim that a three-judge panel of the court was wrong to deny Alamo’s appeal of faulty jury instructions. The court on Oct. 1 rejected Alamo’s request for a hearing before the full court.

Alamo was convicted and ordered to pay $30 million in punitive damages to each of the two. The appeals court reduced the award to $12 million each.

Alamo’s attorneys wanted a jury instruction that corporal punishment was reasonable in certain circumstances.

Alamo is serving a 175-year prison sentence for taking young girls across state lines for sex.

In: 2012, Breaking News

| Back to Top |
Want to help?



Click the button!
Why?

Post A Comment

Please note: All comments are moderated. There is no need to resubmit your comment. Please submit a well thought out post with proper punctuation and spelling, so that it can be reviewed and posted promptly (as space allows).

Time limit is exhausted. Please reload CAPTCHA.