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Convicted Murderer In Mercer Student Slaying Appeals

Celeste Smith

Story Created: Feb 9, 2010 at 9:11 AM CDT

Story Updated: Feb 9, 2010 at 10:55 PM CDT

ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia man convicted of murdering a Mercer University student is appealing his life prison sentence.

Kevin Huckabee is set to ask the Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday to overturn his conviction for the murder of Jennifer Ross, a 19-year-old Mercer University student gunned down during a robbery attempt in December 2005.

Huckabee and two others were convicted of the murder, but Huckabee's attorneys say he wasn't involved in the shooting. They
say he was "merely present in the car parked near where the others committed the crime."

Prosecutors say he played a key role in the crime, including avoiding police patrols as they drove away.

The slaying sparked a public outcry among Savannah political and business leaders.

(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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