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Mullins, 47, will remain incarcerated before his sentencing scheduled for March 9.
âWe are very relieved and satisfied and happy with the verdicts today,â Montgomery County assistant prosecutor Kelly Madzey said. âThe victim in the case had waited a long time, I think, for that door to be closed in her past. And I think this will go a long way in healing a wound that has been open for a long time for her.â
Madzey said she prosecuted another case that resulted in a conviction for rape 13 years after a 1998 home invasion, robbery and rape. The rape kit was tested as part of the stateâs push to search for closure in cases.
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Madzey said Mullinsâ case wasnât tied to that effort, but that the defendantâs DNA was recorded because he appeared in front of a judge due to a different felony arrest.
After telling Judge Dennis Langer at noon that it couldnât reach a verdict â and told to go back into deliberations â the jury worked through lunch and reached its verdict at about 1:30 p.m. The jury had the case at about 3:30 p.m. Thursday and went home at 9 p.m. before starting again at 9 a.m. Friday.
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âI think they certainly seemed to give it their attention,â defense attorney Carl Goraleski said. âI canât fault them for that.â
Goraleski said the decision would be appealed.
âIâm extremely disappointed in the verdict,â he said. âIt was a horrible crime, a terrible crime, the kind of crime that calls out for someone to be convicted. I just donât think it was Ted.â
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The victim, supported by a victim advocate, was in the courtroom as the verdicts were read. Madzey later hugged the victim, who is not being named by this news organization.
Added Madzey: âI think sheâs very relieved to know that this door will now close.â
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