Plea Ends Long Trail to Resolve '66 Killing -- Years, Freshwater May Be Freed
The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › October 31, 2011
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The decades-old case of Margo Freshwater ended abruptly Friday with her guilty plea in Criminal Court in the 1966 shooting death of a liquor-store clerk, a plea that she hopes will lead to her release as early as next week.
Freshwater, 63, who spent 32 years on the lam after her prison escape in 1970, was sentenced to 25 years in prison in a plea agreement with prosecutors.See the full content of this document
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Plea Ends Long Trail to Resolve '66 Killing -- Years, Freshwater May Be Freed
She has credit for almost 12 years served behind bars and how much more she must serve will be up to state prison and parole officials, though her attorney said she could be out within days.
"We anticipate her sentencing credits will show that her time has been served," said attorney Stephen Ross Johnso...See the full content of this document
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