12-13-2010, 03:20 PM
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WMUR
CONCORD, N.H. -- Attorneys for a man convicted of killing a Mont Vernon woman are appealing the verdict.
Steven Spader was convicted of killing Kimberly Cates and attempting to kill her daughter, Jaimie.
The defense plans to raise issues from the trial, including whether the court made a mistake allowing testimony about Spader's involvement in the group Disciples of Destruction and his efforts to make chloroform.
Defense attorneys also raised questions about allowing witness Kyle Fenton's identification of Spader and whether it was proper to admit evidence that Spader discussed wanting to eat his victims.
The lawyers' motion also suggests the court made a mistake in not moving the trial because of extensive media coverage.
Spader's attorneys said they are also moving to withdraw as his counsel, recommending that the court appoint him an appeals attorney.
Another suspect in the killing, Christopher Gribble, is scheduled to appear in court next week. Gribble is asking that his sanity trial be moved because of extensive media coverage.
WMUR
CONCORD, N.H. -- Attorneys for a man convicted of killing a Mont Vernon woman are appealing the verdict.
Steven Spader was convicted of killing Kimberly Cates and attempting to kill her daughter, Jaimie.
The defense plans to raise issues from the trial, including whether the court made a mistake allowing testimony about Spader's involvement in the group Disciples of Destruction and his efforts to make chloroform.
Defense attorneys also raised questions about allowing witness Kyle Fenton's identification of Spader and whether it was proper to admit evidence that Spader discussed wanting to eat his victims.
The lawyers' motion also suggests the court made a mistake in not moving the trial because of extensive media coverage.
Spader's attorneys said they are also moving to withdraw as his counsel, recommending that the court appoint him an appeals attorney.
Another suspect in the killing, Christopher Gribble, is scheduled to appear in court next week. Gribble is asking that his sanity trial be moved because of extensive media coverage.