The U.S. District Court jurors are slated to hear closing arguments Friday in the sentencing phase of the retrial for George Lecco.
The 60-year-old Mingo County man was found guilty this week on charges he arranged the slaying of 33-year-old Carla Collins, also of Mingo County.
The jury found Lecco wanted Collins dead because she knew he had resumed selling cocaine after earlier agreeing to cooperate with police.
His defense challenged that motive, alleging he was framed.
Lecco had been convicted in the case after a 2007 trial, but a juror’s misconduct voided those verdicts.
That jury had recommended death for Lecco.
Tom Perry
Tavares, fl