Kiyoshi Higashi wants a new trial. The man who helped plan and carry out the home-invasion robbery in which Edgewood resident Jim Sanders died in 2010 claims Pierce County Superior Court Judge Rosanne Buckner inappropriately rejected his request to represent himself during his murder trial.
A jury ultimately convicted Higashi, who was represented by court-appointed attorney Michael Jordan, and Buckner sentenced the defendant to nearly 124 years in prison.
Read more here: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/crime/2012/10/24/appeal-court-denies-new-trial-for-man-convicted-of-murdering-edgewood-resident-jim-sanders/
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