Press Release
The Office of State Attorney Glenn Hess announced that on February 14, 2017, Stephen Trusty’s convictions and sentences were affirmed by the First District Court of Appeal. In February 2015, Assistant State Attorney Bob Sombathy, Chief of the Major Crimes Division, proved to a jury that Trusty was guilty of Second Degree Murder with a Firearm and Witness Tampering in the death of Leonard Price. Judge Elijah Smiley sentenced Trusty to a total of 51.2 years of imprisonment, which was upheld by the appeals court on Tuesday.
Click on this link to view the opinion:
https://edca.1dca.org/DCADocs/2015/1233/151233_DC08_02142017_081040_i.pdf
Contact Chief Assistant Attorney Larry Basford at (850) 819-6985 with any questions.