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Kenneth Day
Jury finds Kenneth Day guilty in R.I. carjacking murders
By Lisa Gentes, Associated Press Writer | June 10, 2004
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Kenneth Day, one of five men accused of carjacking and murdering two college students, was foun
guilty of murder, robbery and other charges in a case that came to symbolize random urban violence.
The jury deliberated less than five hours before issuing its verdict after a weeklong trial i
n state court. While Day's accomplices that night are all serving time in federal prison for the crime, a judge two years ago threw out fede
ral charges against Day and said the case belonged in state court.
Day, 25, was then indicted on nine state charges -- from conspiracy to commit robbery to two counts of murder. He was found guilty on all counts, and could be sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Amy Shute, 21, of Coventry, and Jason Burgeson, 20, of Lakeville, Mass., were carjacked from a parking lot in downtown Providence. They were driven to a golf course under construction in Johnston, about five miles away, where they were shot execution-style as they huddled together and begged for their lives.
The men split $18 in change taken from the couple, and two of them -
- Harry Burdick and Gregory Floyd -- spent the rest of the night riding around in Burgeson's Ford Explorer.
Authorities had charged the men in federal court in hopes of seeking the death pena
lty, which is not allowed under Rhode Island law.
After the verdict was delivered, Shute and Burgeson's families began to cry. Shute's mother, Carol Shute
, hugged prosecutors and thanked them.
The verdict came four years and one day after the college students' bodies were found slumped against hay bales on the unfinished golf course.
Day's co-defendants -- Floyd, Burdick, Raymond Anderson and Samuel Sanchez -- pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty, and U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft ultimately ruled the case did not warrant capital punishment. All but Anderson are serving life sentences without parole; Anderson received a 30-year sentence.
Day went to trial in federal court and was acquitted in February 2002 after a judge ruled that prosecutors did not prove
federal charges were warranted in Day's case. That ruling led state prosecutors to indict Day on state charges.
Day's attorney, Joseph DeCaporale Jr., said he plans to appeal the guilt
y verdict, based on the fact that testimony Floyd gave at the federal trial was allowed as evidence.
Floyd refused to testify at the state trial, but the prosecution read his federal testimo
ny into the record. In that testimony, Floyd said Day urged him to kill Burgeson and Shute, saying they had seen his face and heard his name.
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Kenneth Day
Jury finds Kenneth Day guilty in R.I. carjacking murders
By Lisa Gentes, Associated Press Writer | June 10, 2004
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Kenneth Day, one of five men accused of carjacking and murdering two college students, was foun
guilty of murder, robbery and other charges in a case that came to symbolize random urban violence.
The jury deliberated less than five hours before issuing its verdict after a weeklong trial i
n state court. While Day's accomplices that night are all serving time in federal prison for the crime, a judge two years ago threw out fede
ral charges against Day and said the case belonged in state court.
Day, 25, was then indicted on nine state charges -- from conspiracy to commit robbery to two counts of murder. He was found guilty on all counts, and could be sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Amy Shute, 21, of Coventry, and Jason Burgeson, 20, of Lakeville, Mass., were carjacked from a parking lot in downtown Providence. They were driven to a golf course under construction in Johnston, about five miles away, where they were shot execution-style as they huddled together and begged for their lives.
The men split $18 in change taken from the couple, and two of them -
- Harry Burdick and Gregory Floyd -- spent the rest of the night riding around in Burgeson's Ford Explorer.
Authorities had charged the men in federal court in hopes of seeking the death pena
lty, which is not allowed under Rhode Island law.
After the verdict was delivered, Shute and Burgeson's families began to cry. Shute's mother, Carol Shute
, hugged prosecutors and thanked them.
The verdict came four years and one day after the college students' bodies were found slumped against hay bales on the unfinished golf course.
Day's co-defendants -- Floyd, Burdick, Raymond Anderson and Samuel Sanchez -- pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty, and U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft ultimately ruled the case did not warrant capital punishment. All but Anderson are serving life sentences without parole; Anderson received a 30-year sentence.
Day went to trial in federal court and was acquitted in February 2002 after a judge ruled that prosecutors did not prove
federal charges were warranted in Day's case. That ruling led state prosecutors to indict Day on state charges.
Day's attorney, Joseph DeCaporale Jr., said he plans to appeal the guilt
y verdict, based on the fact that testimony Floyd gave at the federal trial was allowed as evidence.
Floyd refused to testify at the state trial, but the prosecution read his federal testimo
ny into the record. In that testimony, Floyd said Day urged him to kill Burgeson and Shute, saying they had seen his face and heard his name.
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