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Convicted murderer Alton Nolen was formally sentenced Friday. And the judge went with the jury's recommendation.
Recent high-profile court cases have put the death penalty in Oklahoma back in the spotlight.
The jury has recommended the Death Penalty for Alton Nolen in the Vaughan Foods beheading trial.
The jury has found Alton Nolen "not intellectually disabled" and now could be eligible to be sentenced to death.
Alton Nolen's beheading trial is expected to resume Tuesday.
An unexpected issue has come up in the Vaughan Foods beheading trial.
This is the fourth week of Alton Nolen’s trial for beheading a woman and assaulting others at Vaughan Foods in Moore in 2014.
The sentencing phase of Alton Nolen's murder trial ended early Thursday because of what the judge called a "snag" in the case.
In week four of the trial, Alton Nolen's defense team brings in several witnesses to testify on Alton Nolen's intellectuality.
A jury has returned their verdict for counts two through six, including multiple life sentences, in the murder trial of Alton Nolen.
Convicted killer Alton Nolen could learn his punishment in a matter of days.
Alton Nolen has been found guilty on all six charges related to the horrific beheading at Vaughan Foods in Moore.
Closing arguments and jury deliberations are expected to begin Friday in the murder trial against Alton Nolen, three years after the deadly beheading at Vaughan Foods in Moore.
Alton Nolen is accused of beheading a co-worker three years ago, and on Wednesday, a doctor testified he has schizophrenia.
Spending more than a day on the stand, Dr. Anita Jeanne Russell testified in Alton Nolen's trial.
The defense continued to make their case in Alton Nolen's trial.
Monday marked three years since the gruesome beheading incident at Vaughan Foods in Moore.
Throughout the trial, defendant Alton Nolen has been sitting in the court room with his eyes closed and his hands covering his ears. But today, the jurors heard two interviews where Nolen was attentive and responsive.
