The Effects of Sherri's Death on the Family

Stephanie Rutton was found guilty of murdering Sherri Rasmussen. She confessed to her roommate, raiding her journal and confided in a letter to the victim's mother that she had deep-seeded unhappiness over their marriage. A three justice panel from California's Second District Court of Appeal made their ruling in July 2015. The total sentence imposed is 27 years to life in the state penitentiary. Stephanie immediately launched an appeal during which she raised the following: Her right to due process had been denied by the more than two-decade long delay in bringing charges. The tape to pre-arrest interview should not have been admitted at trial. One witness had died and some evidence