(Onawa, IA) — The attorney for a convicted killer in Monona County is telling the judge his client should get a reduced sentence.
Jay Lee Neubaum was 17 years old when he shot the victim to death last year. Five witnesses gave testimony at a hearing this week. Neubaum was tried and convicted as an adult for shooting Joseph Hopkins to death. A psychiatrist told the court Neubaum is immature mentally. He faces a sentence of up to 50 years in prison for his conviction on a charge of second-degree murder.
The judge will take the testimony into account when determining Neubaum’s sentence.
