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The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday upheld the 35-year mandatory minimum sentence of up to a life term for Willard Chaiden Miller, who at 16, murdered his high school Spanish teacher in 2021, ruling the trial judge didn’t abuse his discretion and followed all the required factors of law.
FAIRFIELD – District Court Judge Shawn Showers handed down a life sentence with a 25-year minimum before probation could be …
Two Fairfield teens in separate hearings Tuesday plead guilty to killing their Spanish teacher Nov. 2, 2021. One admitted they both struck Nohema Graber with a baseball bat, killing her. The other teen wouldn’t admit to striking the teacher, only planning the crime.
Willard “Chaiden” Miller and Jeremy Goodale, the teens charged with beating to death Nohema Graber, their Spanish teacher in Fairfield, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in separate hearings this morning.
FAIRFIELD – A judge on Thursday agreed to reset the first-degree murder trial for one of the two Fairfield teens …
Possible motive could be poor grades, prosecution says
Possible motive could be poor grades, prosecution says
The newest trial date for 16-year-old Willard Miller is March 2023
One of the Fairfield teens accused of killing a Spanish teacher last year is asking a judge to delay his Nov. 1 trial. His lawyer wants more time to complete pretrial work.
One of the Fairfield teens accused of killing a Spanish teacher last year is asking a judge to delay his Nov. 1 trial. His lawyer wants more time to complete pretrial work.
Defense argues extensive media coverage prevents fair trial in Jefferson County
FAIRFIELD — A judge will delay next week’s hearing on suppressing evidence and statements made by a Fairfield teen accused …
A judge has set a hearing in July on a motion to move the trial of one of two Fairfield …
The judge said the two teenagers accused of killing a high school Spanish teacher should be tried as adults, not juveniles
If 16-year-old goes to prison, he wouldn’t receive treatment quickly, while his brain is still developing and he can change behavior
