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v. AO .1 delmarvanow.com jfr 1 THE DAILY TIM OCTOBERS, 2013 SALISBURY, MD. No parole now for retried killer Pittsville man convicted twice of murder THE CRIME Charles Robert Phillips, left, killed William Nibblett on March 5, 2008 one day after being released from the Wicomico County jail. was before and where he is now." Contrary to conventional wisdom, a person can be tried twice for the same crime. In Maryland, the law says a criminal defendant when retried on appeal cannot receive a sentence in excess of the original punishment.

However, the law also says if circumstances somehow change between the first and second conviction, prosecutors may ask for an increased sentence. See KILLER, Page A4 tenced Friday in Worcester County Circuit Court to life without the possibility of parole in connection with the 2008 murder of William Nibblett. It was the second time Phillips had been tried and sentenced in the case. In his first conviction in 2009, Phillips also got a life sentence, but eventually could have been found eligible for parole. "Whether or not he could have been is By Brian Shane Staff Writer SNOW HILL A Pittsville man convicted of murder in Worcester County appealed his case on a technicality and ended up with an even more harsh sentence that will keep him behind bars for the rest of his life.

Charles Robert Phillips, 34, was sen a very different matter," said Worcester County State's Attorney Beau Oglesby. "But as it stands today, he is on his way to the division of corrections. There's a very real difference between where he UNITED THEY STAND GOP hard-liners refuse to back down on health care law Amy tests new plan to predict suicides Computer codes are designed to identify soldiers at risk By Gregg Zoroya USA Today Even as thousands of U.S. troops were dying in Iraq and Afghanistan during the 12 years of war following 91 11, about 3,000 perished by their own hand, nearly the same as the number of people lost on the day of those terrorist attacks. Indeed, suicide is a perennial stain on the military that's growing worse each year, a trajectory baffling to military leaders and devastating to the thousands of shattered families left behind.

The Army, which recorded an average of six suicides per week last year, now stands at the edge of a science-driven answer as radical as it is uncomplicated predicting which soldiers See SUICIDES, Page A4 Tea Party supporter Greg Cummings of Cincinnati wears his opinion about the federal government on his arm as he watches a protest Friday on Capitol Hill in Washington, ap By Donna Cassata Associated Press WASHINGTON Freshman Rep. Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma is one of the House conservatives demanding concessions from President Barack Oba-ma on his health care law in exchange for ending the government shutdown. "We have got to get to the point where we're working like a functional government, not like a dictatorship," said Mullin. He insists the president and Senate Democrats negotiate on an emergency spending bill to reopen the government. In Mullin's district, which stretches along eastern Oklahoma from Kansas to Texas, many constituents stand firmly behind the young Republican congress- Rep.

Richard Hudson "I'm more concerned about the impact of this law on the American people than I am with my re-election." "We have got to get to the point where we're working like a functional government, not like a dictatorship." Deborah Johnson holds the dog tags of her son. Pvt. Jeremy Johnson, who committed suicide in 2010. usa today See UNITED, Page A4 Rep. Markwayne Mullin WEATHER: Sunny and warm, with a high of 86.

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