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The Springfield News-Leader from Springfield, Missouri • 16

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Springfield, Missouri
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16
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Jury finds Tipvon inmafc-guilf saulv wlm invertf vo kill as CALIFORNIA. Mo (AP) An inmate of the state Correc-UnrrA Center fur Wonwn was cemicted TuevJay of awult mttii intent to kill in (he stable tag of the initiiutiun't superintendent last fall. A jury of 19 men and two women returned the verdict against Cathy Webb after raure than two hours uf deliberation. M)M Webb faces a niavimum penalty of five years imprisonment. jury rejected comirtion on a riwnre of awault ith malice hicfc would (jive earned a maximum penally at life.

Deliberation beaa after Mis Webb's A. Gary SthmirfU rested bit rase without presenting any evi-ienct or witnesses. The action by Mis Webb's attorney, A. Gary Stbmidl, followed a ciftned session iih the judjw and tle prosecuting attorney. The prosecution rested its rase less than an hour earlier with testimony from IMS Ji I aO J- I.

:) I' UV Aw-liv the doctor who treated Mr. Carolyn Atkins, th prison superintendent. Dr. Allen DoerbofT told the jury most tt the stab wounds suffered by Mrs. Aikins ere the length el the knife, about nine inches deep.

DoerbofT said, "yog could feel the point in the front of her abdomen." from the final stab wound ber bark. The knife remained in Mr. Atkins back until tt was Surgically removed. Miss Webb, 34. is charged with malicious assault with intent to kiU in the Sept.

IS stabbing. She is serving a 15-year term for robbery. Mrs. Atkins, 43. was stabbed at least nine times as she entered ber borne across the street from the correctional center for women at Tipton.

Although stiti under a doctor's care, the returned to work in March but was transferred from the Tipton facility to a central administrative post. Prosecutor CI a rem Hawk spent most of the morning laying the ground work fur introduction of evidence ranging from the blood sputtered coat Miss Webb was allegedly wearing on the aiitht of the assault. Schmidt objected to the use of much of the ev idence on the grounds that there was ao way to connect it with Miss Webb. But Circuit Court Judge Dean Whipple, following a closed 10 minute meeting with the attorneys, allowed introduction of most of it. KCtv station first to file "S.V "IT I Sit i' I ttI KANSAS CITY I' PI) The first application by a television station for a receive and transmit satellite earth station has been hied by Westport TV for KBMA-tv.

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