SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Defense attorneys for former death row inmate Dwight Eaglin argued he is a “changed man” during re-sentencing proceedings that continued for a third day.
Eaglin, a former local boxer, was convicted of killing a prison guard during an escape attempt. His defense team highlighted his former fighting career and argued that head injuries and drug use contributed to mental illness.
The defendant is now prescribed Prozac, an anti-depressant, according to testimony. Eaglin became particularly emotional as defense attorneys detailed his abusive childhood during proceedings in Charlotte County court…