Jury Recommends Death for Man Who Killed Child
A Palmdale man should be sentenced to death for sexually molesting and killing his 17-month-old godchild, a jury in San Fernando Superior Court decided Monday.
After deliberating for three days, jurors voted to recommend that Ricky Lee Earp, 29, be executed for raping, sodomizing and murdering Amanda Nicole Dorshier in August, 1988. The same jury convicted Earp of the crimes two weeks ago. Jurors could have recommended a lesser penalty of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Adrienne Dell, one of Earp’s two attorneys, filed motions for a new trial based on several issues, including a claim that there were improper court rulings. Judge Ronald Coen will rule on her motions Jan. 17.
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