Trial and Appeals
Longworth and Rocheville were arrested the next day, after Rocheville had led law enforcement officers to Greene's body. After Longworth was arrested, he provided officers with a detailed statement of the crimes that he and Rocheville had committed. Each was indicted on two counts of murder, one count of kidnapping, and one count of armed robbery. Longworth was convicted and then sentenced to death on September 10, 1991.
Longworth claimed in his appeals that he had inaffective counsel during his trial. His trial represented both Longworth and his parents, which he said resulted in a conflict of interest. Longworth said that his mother's history of domestic violence and alcohol abuse were mitigating circumstances that were withheld from the jury due to this conflict of interest. His mother had requested the information be kept secret as she would have lost her position as a foster parent.
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