Appellate court upholds Kevin Agee murder conviction

YOUNGSTOWN — A three-judge panel of the 7th District Court of Appeals has unanimously upheld the conviction of Kevin Agee in the Sept. 25, 2010, murder of Thomas Repchic and the wounding of Repchic’s wife, Jacqueline.

The panel, however, ordered the trial judge, Maureen A. Sweeney of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court, to re-sentence Agee.

Because the attempted murder and felonious assault offenses committed against Jacqueline Repchic had “no separate animus (disposition),” they must merge for sentencing purposes, and the prosecution must decide which charge they want Agee sentenced on at the re-sentencing, the appeals court ruled.

After a jury convicted Agee, Judge Sweeney imposed consecutive sentences on him for each crime and the gun specifications, which totaled 39 years to life in prison.

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