Judge denies Rykiel’s plea for leniency

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	Judge denies Rykiel’s plea for leniency


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Joseph Rykiel, the man convicted in the death of 15-year-old Jessica Cheyanne Shearer after he injected her with morphine on July 4, 2011, was sentenced on Monday to four years and nine months in prison. Barton County District Judge Ron Svaty approved the standard sentence for someone with Rykiel’s criminal history, even though the defendant’s court-appoint attorney filed a motion seeking a reduced sentence.

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