Jury convicts Ernest Franklin for the murder of his son
NORWICH – After a week-long trial and only a few hours of deliberation, a jury convicted Ernest Franklin for the murder of his 16-year-old adopted son.
Ernest Franklin II, 36, was convicted for second-degree murder, third-degree arson, and tampering with physical evidence.
At around midnight on March 1, 2017 Ernest Franklin killed his 16-year-old disabled son, Jeffrey Franklin, and burned the evidence at their home at 457 State Route 8 in the Town of Guilford.
At 2:48 p.m. only approximately two-and-a-half hours after hearing closing statements, the jury found Franklin guilty on all counts.
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Putting aside the verdict,the newspaper only printed some of the evidence presented in this trial knowing how a jury is supposed to work I have to ask how they came up with a verdict in such a small amount of time,? How many times did you actually look and read everything? I have to wonder if minds were already made up.