HOUSTON — Lawyers for Eddie Ray Routh, the former Marine sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday for murdering Chris Kyle, the Navy SEAL marksman whose autobiography inspired the movie “American Sniper,” plan to ask a state appeals court to overturn the jury’s guilty verdict.
Mr. Routh’s lawyers will argue in part that the movie’s publicity and Mr. Kyle’s celebrity as a local war hero prevented their client from getting a fair trial.
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Kathryn Jones contributed reporting from Stephenville, Tex.
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