Cleveland Serial Killer Of 11 Seeks New Trial

The Ohio Supreme Court is weighing arguments by attorneys for a Cleveland killer of 11 women that he deserves a new trial because a hearing about the suppression of evidence was closed to the public. Lawyers for Anthony Sowell also say a new trial is warranted because the judge in the case shielded the individual questioning of potential jurors. Prosecutors agree that Sowell deserves a new hearing over the suppression of statements made to the police, but not a new trial. Both sides filed arguments last week as part of the court's consideration of Sowell's overall appeal of his conviction and death sentence. The 55-year-old Sowell received the death penalty in 2011 for killing the women whose remains were found in and around his home.