INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The question of a family's forgiveness could be the key to a new trial for a man given three death sentences for the slayings of his wife and two teenage stepchildren in the family's Gary home.
The Indiana Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday in 48-year-old Kevin Isom's appeal.
A Lake County jury convicted Isom last year in the 2007 shooting deaths of his 40-year-old wife, Cassandra, 16-year-old Michael Moore and 13-year-old Ci'Andria Cole.
Defense attorney Mark Bates argues the trial judge should have allowed a juror to ask whether family members had forgiven Isom before the jury considered the death penalty.
Deputy Attorney General Kelly Miklos says the answer wouldn't have made any difference.
It could be several months before the court rules on the appeal.
