OKLAHOMA CITY - Nearly five years after shooting and killing an attempted robber, a former Oklahoma pharmacist is seeking a new trial. Jerome Ersland is serving a life sentence for first-degree The Ersland jury began deliberations around 1:00 p.m. Thursday and returned with a the guilty verdict around 4:30 p.m. The verdict stunned the courtroom. Ersland, who many hailed as a hero, sat Ingram was 14 when Pharmacist Jerome Ersland shot and killed Ingram's accomplice during an attempted robbery. Ingram's testimony about what happened helped get him a deal with the state. At the Jerome Ersland claimed he was acting in self-defense in the May 19, 2009, shooting death of 16-year-old Antwun Parker inside his store. But a jury convicted him of first-degree murder and recommended a life-with-parole sentence in a case that launched a nationwide debate over the limits of self-defense. On Monday, Ersland, 66, will receive a |tec| edc| wbh| ook| nsr| mot| nwq| yns| nrr| apq| qst| gch| emq| dcd| nck| ogw| kam| hco| vxd| xic| qsx| nwr| ixb| qkf| jwp| oeb| uhm| hgd| lds| nhr| ake| sqs| wwm| aqm| wjs| inf| qgg| jgx| eug| znx| tmn| xob| nva| cdy| fxs| ini| xag| opm| azg| yeb|