Appeals court rules against former coach

WARREN — The 11th District Court of Appeals has ruled against former Harding High School girls basketball coach David Jenkins in the appeal of his conviction for killing his wife, Deana.

Jenkins was sentenced March 10, 2006, to 15 years to life in prison for killing his wife in their Clearwater Street Northwest home May 20, 2004 by strangling her. He is in Toledo Correctional Institution. His first parole board hearing is set for 2021.

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