YOUNGSTOWN Man files appeal of murder conviction

Anderson was convicted in October and is serving three life prison sentences.
By BOB JACKSON
VINDICATOR COURTHOUSE REPORTER
YOUNGSTOWN -- A city man is appealing his conviction for killing a 21-year-old woman and her young son.
Attorneys for Anthony Anderson filed the notice of appeal this week with the 7th District Court of Appeals, then asked to be removed from the case.
Anderson, 24, of Kenneth Street, is serving three consecutive life sentences in prison with no chan ce of parole. A jury in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court convicted him in October of three counts of aggravated murder and single counts of attempted aggravated murder and aggravated robbery.
He was one of two men who robbed a Lansdowne Boulevard home in November 1998. Kevin Calwise was convicted last year of identical charges and is also serving three consecutive life sentences.
Who was killed: During the robbery, they shot and killed LaShawnda Aziz and her 4-year-old son, DeShun Moreland. Aziz was pregnant and her death caused the termination of her pregnancy, which is the reason for the third aggravated murder count.
Aziz's daughter, Brea Aziz, was shot in the head but survived. She testified against Anderson during the trial.
Attys. James Gentile and Louis DeFabio represented Anderson during the trial and filed his notice of appeal. They then filed a motion asking to be removed from the case and new lawyers appointed to represent Anderson during the appeal, which is commonly done for appellate matters.
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