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Man resentenced in mistaken ID killing of Kansas woman

Logsdon-photo Kan. Dept. of Corrections
Logsdon-photo Kan. Dept. of Correctionsç

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 36-year-old Kansas man convicted of mistaken-identity killing has been resentenced to a shorter prison term.

Charles Christopher Logsdon was sentenced Monday to life without the possibility of parole for 25 years for the 2011 killing of 27-year-old Jennifer Heckel. He also was sentenced to another 23 years for four other crimes.

Intruders entered Heckel’s home by mistake and shot her twice as her young son watched television in an adjoining room. Their real target was a drug dealer. Logsdon insisted he didn’t kill Heckel.

Under Logsdon’s original sentence, he would have to serve a half century for the killing before becoming eligible for parole. The Supreme Court ordered the resentencing because a jury, not a judge, must make a “Hard 50” determination.

 

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