A Hopkinsville woman convicted by a jury in the murder of Armareya Freeman on Greenville Road more than two years ago was formally sentenced in Christian County Circuit Court Wednesday morning.
Anshanique Leavell and her defense attorney, Michael Thompson, appeared virtually from the Christian County Jail before Chief Circuit Judge John Atkins for her sentencing.
Thompson asked the judge for the sentence to be concurrent instead of consecutive as recommended by the jury.
click to download audioCommonwealth’s Attorney Rick Boling asked Judge Atkins to go with the jury’s recommendation.
click to download audioJudge Atkins then sentenced Leavell to a total of 28-years in prison with an 85 percent parole eligibility.
click to download audioJudge Atkins also explained she was entitled to appeal, which will be filed by Thompson with the Department of Public Advocacy then taking over the case.
click to download audioJudge Atkins then remanded Leavell to the custody of the Department of Corrections to determine where she will be incarcerated.
Leavell was convicted by a jury in October 2020 in the fatal shooting of Freeman shortly before midnight on June 6, 2019, at an apartment complex on Greenville Road.
