209:, caused by severe tearing of her liver and pancreas. He concluded that the injuries could not have been caused by a fall but instead had been caused by punches or blows to the abdomen. Flippen claimed that on the morning of Hutton's death, he had placed her in a high chair and had gone into another room. He reported hearing a loud noise and returned to discover that Hutton had fallen from the chair and was having difficulty breathing. He then called 911 for assistance.
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death. Gibson was never considered a suspect and received no punishment. Gibson had reportedly left Hutton alone with
Flippen on multiple occasions, despite testifying that he was a violent person. Flippen's lawyers also received a statement from a woman who had looked after Gibson's son in 1999. The statement said that the boy was severely bruised from a supposed beating.
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Department to hand over their investigative files from the 1994 murder case. In the motion, Hutton's attorneys pointed to the allegation that Tina Gibson had allegedly beat one of her other children years after the death of Britnie Hutton. John Hutton opposed Flippen's execution back in 2006.
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Flippen's lack of prior criminal convictions before returning a verdict. The second jury deliberated for more than six hours before recommending a death sentence. On May 23, 1997, Flippen was formally sentenced to death
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