Appeals court rejects the latest appeal from David Lee Sanders, who has been on death row for nearly 40 years.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) – A federal appeals court has upheld the death sentence of a man convicted in a 1987 double murder, Attorney General Russell Coleman announced.
The appellate court denied the latest appeal filed by David Lee Sanders, who has spent nearly four decades on death row. Sanders has repeatedly lost appeals in both state and federal courts.
David Lee Sanders
What Sanders admitted to
Sanders admitted that he entered the Boone Variety Store in Madison County and shot store owner Jim Brandenburg and a customer, Wayne Hatch, before taking their money.
Broader context in Kentucky death penalty cases
The decision comes as Attorney General Coleman asks courts to lift a nearly 15-year pause on carrying out death sentences in Kentucky. The state Supreme Court is currently considering whether Gov. Andy Beshear has the authority to sign new death warrants.
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