SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Attorneys say jurors deciding the fate of a man accused of killing a toddler in Minnehaha County could spend more than a month on the case.
Andrew Cornett is expected to face a jury in September 2019, almost three years after he was taken into custody on charges including first- and second-degree murder. His 18-month-old stepson was found unresponsive in his Dell Rapids home. An autopsy found six blows to Hayden Wigton’s head and bite marks.
The state plans to seek a jury recommendation of a death sentence if Cornett is found guilty at trial.
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The Argus Leader reports attorneys estimated Cornett’s jury trial could take up to five weeks: a trial to determine a conviction and, if convicted, a trial to decide whether the death penalty can be imposed.
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Information from: Argus Leader, http://www.argusleader.com
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