(AP) -- A Chillicothe man who was convicted twice for the 1990 slaying of a Missouri farm wife returns to court Tuesday in what amounts to a third hearing in the case.
Mark Woodworth was 16 when his neighbor, Cathy Robertson, was shot to death in her northern Missouri home. He was first convicted of killing her in 1995 but won a new trial on appeal. A second jury found him guilty of murder and sentenced him in 1999 to life in prison.
The state Supreme Court ruled in November that Woodworth can present new testimony as part of his latest appeal. Boone County Circuit Judge Gary Oxenhandler presides over the four-day hearing.
Among the witnesses expected to testify is former state prosecutor Kenny Hulshof, who later served six terms in Congress.
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