Appeal Denied For Convicted Tulsa Killer

The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals denied the appeal Thursday of a Tulsa man convicted of two 2014 murders. 

Isaac Ashton was sentenced last year to two life sentences without parole for the murders of Verdell Walker and Tiara Sawyer. 

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The two were found shot to death at a midtown Tulsa apartment complex. The murders were the first Tulsa cases featured on the A&E crime show ‘First 48.’

According to online court records, Ashton's appeal contended he was denied his constitutional rights to present a complete defense, that "prosecutorial misconduct" deprived him of a fair trial, that he was denied a fair trial and he also challenged the effectiveness of his counsel at trial. 

The judge in the appeal case affirmed Ashton's sentences and denied his appeal.