GREEN BAY (WLUK) – A state appeals court denied an appeal Wednesday by Colton Kehoe, one of the four people convicted for the murder of a Green Bay Preble High School student during a drug deal.
Kehoe, Gavin Rock, Jarid Stevens, and Jared Williquette were convicted for the March 2019 murder of Federico Abarca. The sentences ranged from 12 to 18 years in prison.
Kehoe appealed, making three arguments: his attorney was constitutionally ineffective, his plea was not knowing and voluntary, and DNA evidence on a knife constitutes new evidence. But in a 19-page ruling, the court rejected all three arguments.
For the attorney claim, the court ruled:…