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Sam Rich denied new trial

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Posted 10/29/22

According to Bedford County Circuit Court documents, Sam Rich has filed a motion for a new trial. That motion was denied on Monday by Senior Trial Judge Thomas J. Wright.

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According to Bedford County Circuit Court documents, Sam Rich has filed a motion for a new trial. That motion was denied on Monday by Senior Trial Judge Thomas J. Wright.
“The case on Monday . . . had filed a motion for a new trial, and the judge denied that. And so, from there, he has 30 days from when the order was filed to file an appeal,” according to officials at Bedford County Circuit Court office.
Rich was tried by jury and convicted in August to 59 years in prison for attempted first degree murder in the shooting of Hannah Grace “Gracie” Perryman in August of 2021. The victim was shot in the face but survived.
Investigators also allege Rich had shot Will Warner of Shelbyville to death in Nashville less than 2 hours earlier. The Shelbyville man is scheduled to go to trial next April in Davidson County for the alleged murder of Will Warner.  
Rich had apparently been acquainted in the past with both Perryman and Warner, court testimony revealed.
Judge Wright said during the August trial in Bedford County, “Mr. Rich has exhibited little or no regard for human life. I think you deserve the most [prison] time I can give you. You shot Ms. Perryman and left her for dead. You shot people and just went on about your business. Such despicable acts cannot be tolerated in a civil society.”