Defense uses Wiggins' childhood to argue against death penalty in Polk County triple homicide case
During the penalty phase of a triple homicide trial, the defense presented evidence of Tony Wiggins' childhood to argue against the death penalty. The prosecution countered by questioning the link between childhood trauma and developmental issues.
The defense tried to mitigate Tony “TJ” Wiggins' sentence by bringing up his past, while the prosecution used its own expert testimony to rebut the claim that not everyone who has a harsh childhood faces developmental issues on the second day of the penalty phase.
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