Jury recommends 35 years in Va. murder trial

Published March 21, 2014 6:24am ET



LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — A jury is recommending 35 years in prison for a Richmond man who was convicted of killing his 86-year-old mother-in-law in Lynchburg.

According to media reports, sentencing is scheduled for July 16 for 50-year-old Scott Crissman Miles for the beating death of Lynda Yeatts Slocum. Jurors who convicted Miles on Wednesday of first-degree murder recommended the 35-year sentence on Thursday.

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