State of Wyoming v. Aaron McKinney

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State of Wyoming v. Aaron McKinney is the criminal case in which Aaron McKinney was prosecuted and convicted for the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a killing that drew national attention to anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes in the United States.

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instanceOf criminal case ⓘ
associatedFederalLaw Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act ⓘ
associatedFederalLawEnactmentYear 2009 ⓘ
associatedWith Matthew Shepard hate crime narrative ⓘ
charge aggravated robbery ⓘ
first-degree murder ⓘ
kidnapping ⓘ
conviction aggravated robbery ⓘ
felony murder ⓘ
kidnapping ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
court Albany County District Court ⓘ
crimeAdditionalAct leaving victim tied to a fence ⓘ
crimeMethod beating ⓘ
crimeType hate-motivated violence ⓘ
dateOfCrime October 6, 1998 ⓘ
dateOfVictimDeath October 12, 1998 ⓘ
deathPenaltyAvoidedBy plea agreement ⓘ
deathPenaltyImposed false ⓘ
deathPenaltySought true ⓘ
defendant Aaron McKinney ⓘ
defendantBirthName Aaron James McKinney ⓘ
linked to: Aaron McKinney
defenseArgument claimed drug use and robbery motive ⓘ
impact increased public awareness of anti-gay violence ⓘ
inspiredDiscussionOf hate crime legislation in the United States ⓘ
involvedVictimSexualOrientation gay ⓘ
jurisdiction State of Wyoming ⓘ
linked to: Wyoming
legalOutcome guilty plea ⓘ
legalSignificance frequently cited in debates over hate crime laws ⓘ
locationOfTrial Laramie, Wyoming ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive national media coverage ⓘ
notableFor national attention to anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes ⓘ
placeOfCrime near Laramie, Wyoming ⓘ
pleaAgreementDate November 1999 ⓘ
pleaType guilty to felony murder and kidnapping ⓘ
presidingJudge Barton R. Voigt ⓘ
prosecutionAllegation murder motivated by anti-gay bias ⓘ
prosecutorSought death penalty before plea ⓘ
publicPerception widely regarded as anti-gay hate crime ⓘ
relatedCase State of Wyoming v. Russell Henderson ⓘ
sentence two consecutive life sentences ⓘ
timePeriodOfTrial 1999 ⓘ
victim Matthew Shepard ⓘ
victimAgeAtDeath 21 ⓘ
victimCauseOfDeath severe head injuries ⓘ
victimFullName Matthew Wayne Shepard ⓘ
linked to: Matthew Shepard
yearOfCrime 1998 ⓘ

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Matthew Shepard → legalCase → State of Wyoming v. Aaron McKinney ⓘ
Matthew Shepard → legalCase → State of Wyoming v. Russell Henderson ⓘ
linked to: State of Wyoming v. Aaron McKinney
Aaron McKinney → subjectOf → legal case State of Wyoming v. Aaron McKinney ⓘ
linked to: State of Wyoming v. Aaron McKinney