Hunter’s family weighs in at sentencing hearing
Update: Manilla will get 10 to 25 years in prison.
Original report: Lizz Fiedler is in court where the sentencing hearing is underway for the death of Bucks County hunter Barry Groh. Lawyer David Manilla has pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter.
Groh’s sister and wife gave emotional victim impact statements, Lizz tells us, and Groh’s wife Theresa said she hopes Manilla will rot in prison, calling him a “spoiled rich boy.”
The courtroom is packed, with people standing against walls listening to testimony while Manilla wears a suit and sits quietly.
The psychiatrist called by the defense says Manilla may have brain damage and his functioning in crisis situations is impaired because of multiple motor vehicle accidents.
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