Leona Yarbrough said her son doesn't deserve the death penalty. He didn't get a fair trial. They have no evidence on my child. Members of the Muha and Land family verbally blasted Yarbrough in their victim's impact statements before the sentence was imposed by Bruzzese. Ohio law requires victims be given a chance to speak to the court and the defendant prior to sentencing.
Nobody is perfect.
That is wrong. Judge's comments Bruzzese, who didn't comment to Herring at his sentencing, took time to criticize the welfare system for continuing to give Yarbrough's parents public assistance and, at the same, time, turning their backs on the drug addiction problems. Yarbrough's statement Yarbrough was given the opportunity to make a statement not under oath Wednesday morning, prior to the closing arguments of the prosecution and defense. Under Ohio law, he couldn't be cross examined by the prosecutor's office. The jury didn't show any emotion to the statement, unlike the several members of the Herring jury who cried when he spoke.