Koula Is Appealing Conviction
Friday, January 2nd, 2015 -- 10:17 AM
A former West Salem man serving two life sentences for the murder of his parents is appealing the conviction.Eric Koula, formerly of Neillsville, filed an appeal Tuesday, saying his lawyers failed him with faulty jury instruction and the judge erred by excluding evidence that supported his innocence. The District 4 Court of Appeals will decide whether he should get a new trial after the state Department of Justice responds to the appeal.
The La Crosse Tribune reports Koula's 2012 trial was the longest in La Crosse County history with 14 days of testimony from 57 witnesses and more than two days of jury deliberations.
Prosecutors argued that he shot his parents, former Neillsville residents Dennis and Merna Koula, in their Barre home in 2010 so he could claim a substantial inheritance
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