A jury has recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole for a Fairfield Township man convicted of murder.Last week, a Butler County court found Robbi Robinson, 25, guilty of killing his father’s fiancee, Brenda Scott, by setting her on fire. Jurors then had four options to consider. They can recommend Robinson be sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years, life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years, life without parole or death.The jury unanimously delivered their sentence Wednesday of life in prison without possibility of parole. After jurors deliberated for about two hours, Robinson learned his life would be spared.”We, therefore, unanimously find a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole should be imposed,” said Butler County Common Pleas Judge Keith Spaeth, reading a portion of the jury’s sentencing verdict.It’s clear that jurors had at least some degree of doubt about the reasons prosecutors were pursuing the death penalty.They ended up giving Robinson the second most severe punishment: life with no chance of leaving prison. Jurors could have gone with parole eligibility after 25 or 30 years of time served.A formal sentencing has been set for Feb. 27.Robinson addressed jurors before they deliberated his sentence in an attempt to avoid the death penalty.”I’m sorry. I’m sorry that Brenda’s dead, and I am sorry I’m responsible for her death. You had listened to a week of people saying terrible things about me. I made a bad decision, but I am not a bad person. I am not the worst of the worst,” Robinson said.In May 2023, Robinson knocked out Scott’s teeth before he doused her with an accelerant and set her on fire. He also set his father’s Fairfield Township home on fire. Scott jumped out a second-story window and was rushed to the hospital, where she died almost a month later.Robinson, to jurors, said he was not in a happy place at the time.”In May of 2023, I was not happy. I was not happy with a lot of things. I was not happy with my family. I was not happy with my living situation, and I was not happy. I was not happy that Brenda was having a sexual relationship with me, and I was really not happy, and I reacted, and I was instantly regretful,” Robinson said. That claim of having a sexual relationship with Scott was not backed by evidence, and during this sentencing phase, Robinson was not subject to cross-examination.He went on to talk about his childhood and how he felt abandoned by his family.”Nobody has come visit me in jail. Nobody has come to any of my court hearings. I am alone,” Robinson said.
A jury has recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole for a Fairfield Township man convicted of murder.
Last week, a Butler County court found Robbi Robinson, 25, guilty of killing his father’s fiancee, Brenda Scott, by setting her on fire.
Jurors then had four options to consider. They can recommend Robinson be sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years, life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years, life without parole or death.
The jury unanimously delivered their sentence Wednesday of life in prison without possibility of parole.
After jurors deliberated for about two hours, Robinson learned his life would be spared.
“We, therefore, unanimously find a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole should be imposed,” said Butler County Common Pleas Judge Keith Spaeth, reading a portion of the jury’s sentencing verdict.
It’s clear that jurors had at least some degree of doubt about the reasons prosecutors were pursuing the death penalty.
They ended up giving Robinson the second most severe punishment: life with no chance of leaving prison. Jurors could have gone with parole eligibility after 25 or 30 years of time served.
A formal sentencing has been set for Feb. 27.
Robinson addressed jurors before they deliberated his sentence in an attempt to avoid the death penalty.
“I’m sorry. I’m sorry that Brenda’s dead, and I am sorry I’m responsible for her death. You had listened to a week of people saying terrible things about me. I made a bad decision, but I am not a bad person. I am not the worst of the worst,” Robinson said.
In May 2023, Robinson knocked out Scott’s teeth before he doused her with an accelerant and set her on fire. He also set his father’s Fairfield Township home on fire. Scott jumped out a second-story window and was rushed to the hospital, where she died almost a month later.
Robinson, to jurors, said he was not in a happy place at the time.
“In May of 2023, I was not happy. I was not happy with a lot of things. I was not happy with my family. I was not happy with my living situation, and I was not happy. I was not happy that Brenda was having a sexual relationship with me, and I was really not happy, and I reacted, and I was instantly regretful,” Robinson said.
That claim of having a sexual relationship with Scott was not backed by evidence, and during this sentencing phase, Robinson was not subject to cross-examination.
He went on to talk about his childhood and how he felt abandoned by his family.
“Nobody has come visit me in jail. Nobody has come to any of my court hearings. I am alone,” Robinson said.
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