Benson Jury Recommends Life
United Press International
FORT MYERS, Fla. —
A Florida jury today recommended a life term carrying a mandatory sentence of at least 25 years in prison without parole for tobacco heir Steven Wayne Benson in the pipe-bomb murders of his mother and adopted brother.
Circuit Judge Hugh Hayes said he expects to accept the jury’s recommendation but postponed his final decision until Monday, pending a background check.
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