
You all remember Kip Kinkel, don’t you? In 1998 at the age of 15, he killed his parents before opening fire at Thurston High School killing two. In 1999 he was sentenced to 115 years behind bars after pleading guilty.
He’s tried before to have his sentence thrown out and gain a new trial but once again Kinkel’s appeal has been denied by the Oregon Court of Appeals.
His latest argument was that at the time he accepted his plea he was only on his anti-psychotic meds for three days when he accepted the plea deal and this his aunt, who was his guardian at the time, should have been notified of the plea before it was accepted.
The court ruled that per testimony Kinkel was in his right mind and that as guardian his aunt was only in charge of his school and medical records since, you know, he killed his parents.
Of course, the next step is for Kinkel’s legal team to appeal to the Oregon Supreme Court. However, the victims that he killed can’t appeal their death.






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