Babcock asks court to review decision

An attorney for convicted child killer Robert Babcock is asking an appeals court to take a second look at the case.

The Donley County Clerk’s office says Babcock’s attorney filed a motion for discretionary review on July 12 with the Seventh Court of Appeals in Amarillo. The motion came less than one month after the court upheld the decision of a Hall County jury that found Babcock guilty of killing his four-year-old son, Chance Mark Jones, and sentencing him to life in prison.

District Attorney Luke Inman says the defense’s next course will likely be to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, but the DA remains confident that the trial court’s decision will hold.

“We prepare all of our trials to minimize the number of issues that can be raised on appeal,” Inman said. “The Babcock trial was no different and at least one appellate court has agreed with the trial court’s rulings and judgment in affirming the case.

“I am confident that this case will not get overturned, and Chance’s justice will stay in place which resulted in the life sentence of his killer.”