Defense lawyers file motions challenging death penalty in 2010 murder case

YOUNGSTOWN — Attorneys are asking a Mahoning County judge to consider a number of issues concerning the death penalty in a highly publicized 2010 murder case.

Aubrey Toney, represented by Attorneys John Yuhasz and Paul Conn, appeared Wednesday before Judge Maureen Sweeney of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court for a hearing on several defense motions.

Toney, 29, of Youngstown, has been indicted on charges of aggravated murder and attempted murder and two counts of felonious assault in the murder of Thomas Repchic, 74, and wounding of Repchic’s wife, Jacqueline, 74. He faces the death penalty if convicted.

The Cadillac driven by Thomas Repchic, with his wife as a passenger, was hit by gunfire in a drive-by shooting Sept. 25, 2010.

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