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A Kentucky death-row inmate’s plea to die cleared its last mandatory hurdle Thursday, potentially setting the state on course for its first execution in nine years.
The Kentucky Supreme Court rejected a request by Marco Allen Chapman’s court-appointed lawyers to reconsider his case. However, further appeals are possible, defense attorneys say.
Chapman pleaded guilty in 2004 to murdering Chelbi Sharon, 7, and Cody Sharon, 6, and asked for the death sentence. His attorneys have argued Chapman is trying to use the legal system to commit “suicide by court.”
