West Virginia MetroNews – Members of the House Judiciary Committee heard testimony from the public about the modifications for punishment proposed in a bill already approved in the state Senate for murder cases.
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Senate Bill 137 was up for discussion in the House Judiciary Committee Monday. The committee heard from several who spoke against the measure, including one lady who was convicted of murder 21 years ago. Terry Castle of Glenwood, W.Va. served 16 years for running down and killing a woman with her car on a Huntington Street in 2005.
“That was the worst feeling I’ve ever had because I was high, someone was dead,” Castle told the Committee.
