An appeals court has upheld Katherine Magbanua’s convictions for her role in Dan Markel’s murder. Her attorneys claimed technical errors during her trial.
Markel was an FSU law professor. He was shot at his Betton Hills home in 2014 in what prosecutors say was a murder-for-hire plot.
Magbanua was accused of being the go-between for the orchestrator and the hitmen. She is serving a life sentence for first first-degree murder, conspiracy, and solicitation.
Four people have been convicted so far in Markel’s murder, including his ex-brother-in-law. Charlie Adelson was accused of ordering the murder, and he is also serving a life sentence.
Markel’s former mother-in-law, Donna Adelson, is set to go on trial in August on the same charges.
Markel was in a fierce custody battle with this his ex-wife Wendi Adelson when he was killed.
