Judge to hear arguments in Demorris Hunter death penalty case

ORLANDO, Fla. – Lawyers for a man convicted of killing a woman in Orlando more than 20 years ago will have their chance to try to convince a judge not to send him to death row.

Demorris Hunter, 59, was convicted earlier this year of strangling Theresa Green during a gathering at her Orlando home in 2002. A jury has already recommended the death penalty, but the final decision rests with the judge, who will hear arguments from both sides Monday morning.

Hunter’s attorneys will argue against the death sentence at Monday’s hearing. Prosecutors will make the case for it.

Hunter was already behind bars when the Orlando case moved forward.

He is serving a 110-year sentence for the murder of another woman in California in 2005.