US Supreme Court won't hear appeal of condemned woman
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The U.S. Supreme Court says it won't hear an appeal by Ohio's only condemned female killer.
Death row inmate Donna Roberts was convicted of planning her ex-husband's 2001 killing with a boyfriend in hopes of collecting insurance money.
The high court on Feb. 20 rejected Roberts' request to review the case.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Roberts' death sentence was struck down in the past after the state Supreme Court said a prosecutor improperly helped prepare a sentencing motion in her case.
The court also said a judge hadn't fully considered factors that could argue against a death sentence.
The court last year once again upheld the death sentence for the 73-year-old Roberts.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Defense attorney David Doughten says courts should disagree with a judge not on Roberts' original trial sentencing her to death.