Benjamin Schreiber was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nAn Iowa inmate serving a life sentence says he should be a free man after he became ill, momentarily died, and had to be revived at the hospital. But, the courts are having none of it.<\/p>\n
Benjamin Schreiber was sentenced to life in prison without parole in 1997 after being convicted of first-degree murder. In March 2015, he developed large kidney stones that led to septic poisoning, according to court documents.<\/p>\n
READ THIS: I\u2019m a prayer warrior \u2013 Wendy Shay claims<\/strong><\/p>\nHe eventually fell unconscious in his cell and was
\ntaken to a local hospital, where he was resuscitated five separate times, the
\ndocuments say.<\/p>\n
According to the Iowa Court of Appeals, Schreiber \u201cclaims he momentarily died at the hospital, thereby fulfilling his \u2018life\u2019 sentence \u2026 Because his sentence has been fulfilled, he argues, he is imprisoned illegally and should be immediately released.\u201d<\/p>\n
SEE ALSO: Watch: Fight breaks out in church over $1,000 tithe<\/strong><\/p>\nA district court previously denied Schreiber\u2019s motion.
\nAnd on Wednesday, the Iowa Court of Appeals upheld the lower court\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n
In its opinion, the appeals court said a \u201cplain reading\u201d of Iowa law says defendants guilty of a class A felony \u201cmust spend the rest of their natural life in prison, regardless of how long that period of time ends up being or any events occurring before the defendant\u2019s life ends.\u201d<\/p>\n
READ THIS: Bukom Banku\u2019s license revoked by GBA<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cSchreiber is either alive, in which case he must
\nremain in prison,\u201d Judge Amanda Potterfield wrote, \u201cor he is dead, in
\nwhich case this appeal is moot.\u201d<\/p>\n
An attorney for Schreiber did not immediately respond to requests for comment Friday morning. It\u2019s unclear whether Schreiber plans to take the case to a higher court. <\/p>\n
Source: CNN<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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