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Appeals court upholds life sentence with 25 year mandatory minimum for Jeremy Goodale in “heinous” killing of Fairfield High Spanish teacher’s with a baseball bat.

The Iowa Supreme Court denied appeal for one Fairfield teen who killed their Spanish teacher in 2021 and asked the court to toss out the 35-year mandatory minimum of his life sentence.

One of the Fairfield teens convicted of killing their Spanish teacher is asking the Iowa Supreme Court to resentence him without a mandatory minimum of his life sentence. He argues its cruel and unusual punishment.

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The first day of a two-day sentencing for Jeremy Goodale, 18, who killed a Fairfield High Spanish teacher in 2021, revealed more details of her brutal beating with a baseball bat. Goodale told police hit struck her five times with the bat, after Willard Miller, 18, hit her three times.

Willard Miller, one of the Fairfield teens convicted of beating to death his Spanish teacher in 2021, will appeal his up to life sentencing with a mandatory 35 years to serve before being eligible for parole.

Victim’s husband died last month before he could read his impact statement

One of the two Fairfield teens convicted of killing Spanish teacher with a baseball bat in 2021 will be sentenced Thursday in Jefferson County. Prosecutors will recommend a mandatory minimum of 30 years for Willard Miller, 17, and he could face up to life in prison with parole.

Judge sets sentencing dates in July and August for Fairfield teens convicted in beating death of Spanish teacher last year.

Trial is reset to April for one Fairfield teen accused of beating their Spanish teacher with a baseball bat in 2021. The trial is expected to last 10 days.

Trial is reset to April for one Fairfield teen accused of beating their Spanish teacher with a baseball bat in 2021. The trial is expected to last 10 days.

The trial for Jeremy Goodale, charged with killing his Spanish teacher in Fairfield, has been reset for May 15 in Scott County. The other teen charged, Willard Miller, will be tried March 6 in Pottawatomie County.

A trial set for Dec. 5 for Jeremy Goodale, one of two teens accused of killing the Fairfield High Spanish teacher, has been bumped again. Goodale’s lawyer said they recently receive new files from DCI and need more time to review.

During a suppression hearing, the mother of one of the teens accused of killing their Fairfield High Spanish teacher last year said her son received lower grades in her class compared to his other classes. Prosecutors said that’s a possible motive for murder.

The newest trial date for 16-year-old Willard Miller is March 2023