Initial life sentence upheld and appeal dismissed for U.S. military base worked convicted of rape and murder in Okinawa

Initial life sentence upheld and appeal dismissed for U.S. military base worked convicted of rape and murder in Okinawa

The Fukuoka High Court Naha Branch


 

September 20, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition

 

In the case of the 20-year-old woman who was killed in April of 2016 while out walking in the central part of the main island, ex-Marine and U.S. base worker Kenneth Franklink Shinzato (34, formerly Gadson), who was convicted of rape and murder among other crimes related to the incident, appeared for his appeal trial at Fukuoka High Court’s Naha Branch 2:00 p.m. September 20.

 

Presiding judge Masamichi Okubo recognized the defendant’s intent to kill and upheld the Naha District Court’s initial life sentence, dismissing the appeal.

Shinzato appeared in court to hear the ruling.

 

(English translation by T&CT and Sam Grieb)

 

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