Oklahoma City pharmacist’s supporters seek pardon; attorneys begin appeal

 
BY NOLAN CLAY
Published: May 28, 2011

Attorneys for an Oklahoma City pharmacist began work Friday on the appeal of his murder conviction, while some stunned supporters asked Gov. Mary Fallin on Friday to pardon him.

“We’ve already started,” lead attorney Irven Box said of the appeal, which will take months to complete.

Jerome Jay Ersland, 59, was jailed Thursday afternoon immediately after an emotional jury found him guilty of first-degree murde...


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