Federal court rejects appeal
Submitted by jcht2010 on
A federal appeals court has rejected an appeal from an Edna man sent to death row for a triple slaying at a neighbor's home 10 years ago.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has refused an appeal from 30-year-old LeJames Norman, who pleaded guilty in 2008 to the shootings in Edna.
Court documents show Norman and an accomplice, Ker'Sean Ramey, entered a home where they believed they'd steal cocaine. Killed were 24-year-old Samuel Roberts, 18-year-old Tiffany Peacock and 38-year-old Celso Lopez.
Norman fled to Mexico, then was arrested using false identification trying to get back into the U.S.
The appeals court on March 18 rejected arguments he had deficient legal help at his trial and in earlier appeals. Norman claims that during the trial his counsel failed to properly investigate and present mitigation evidence that Norman suffered from a chemical brain imbalance.
Ramey is also on death row.
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