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Letalvis Cobbins moved to max security prison

Letalvis Cobbins sits in the courtroom on the first day of his murder trial. Last Updated: 1:37 PM 11/02/09 - Convicted killer Letalvis Cobbins has been moved to the maximum-security West Tennessee State Penitentiary, a move sparked, in part, by a complaint from State Sen. Tim Burchett, according Correction Commissioner George Little.
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Cobbins to move to max security prison
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Last Updated: 10:30 PM 11/01/09 - Convicted killer Letalvis Cobbins will soon be moved to a maximum security prison, according to State Sen. Tim Burchett, who acknowledged,when contacted by Volunteer TV, taking the issue of Cobbins' incarceration up with state officials. (Full Story)
Davidson gets death penalty
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Last Updated: 12:06 AM 11/01/09 - A Knox County jury sentenced Lemaricus Davidson to death for killing Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom in January 2007. (Full Story)
Closing arguments, sentencing deliberations Friday
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Last Updated: 8:58 AM 10/30/09 - Thursday was a day filled with emotional testimony in a Knox County courtroom, as prosecutors called Christian and Newsom family members to explain why Lemaricus Davidson should die for killing Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23, in January 2007. Davidson's foster family asked the jury to spare his life. (Full Story)
Christian family speaks out on defense tactics
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Last Updated: 7:04 PM 10/28/09 - Hours before the verdict, Gary and Deena Christian spoke up again for their daughter. Still incensed they were forced to defend her life in court. The families have already endured the horrible loss of their loved ones, and it sometimes gets worse. (Full Story)
Lemaricus Davidson guilty on all murder counts
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Last Updated: 5:37 PM 10/29/09 - The jury finds Lemaricus Davidson guilty on all counts against him, except the three aggravated rape counts involving Christopher Newsom. On those three charges, the jury found Davidson guilty of the lesser-included offense of facilitation of aggravated rape.
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Davidson jury going home, deliberations to continue Wed
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Last Updated: 4:43 AM 10/28/09 - The jury in Lemaricus Davidson's double-murder trial ended the day Tuesday without a verdict. (Full Story)
Closing arguments to continue Tue ahead of jury deliberations
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Last Updated: 8:24 AM 10/27/09 - Jurors have heard the prosecution's closing arguments in Lemaricus Davidson's double murder trial, but they'll sleep on that before hearing from Davidson's attorneys. (Full Story)
UPDATE: Davidson's decision deadline is Monday
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Last Updated: 11:54 PM 10/24/09 - A Knox County judge has given accused killer Lemaricus Davidson until Monday to decide whether or not he will testify in his double-murder trial.

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Lemaricus Davidson trial, day 5
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Last Updated: 11:00 PM 10/24/09 - The jury in the Lemaricus Davidson murder trial will not see pictures of Channon Christian, 21, and Christopher Newsom, 23, while they were alive, but the pictures they did see are too graphic for us to show you, but the jury saw them Thursday along with testimony from the medical examiner about how they died in January 2007. (Full Story)
Lemaricus Davidson trial, day 4
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Last Updated: 4:37 AM 10/23/09 - Accused killer Lemaricus Davidson admitted to police that he's a dope dealer, but he said he's no murderer. (Full Story)
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