Jakeem Towles was sentenced to death by the State of Pennsylvania for the murder of Cornell “Young E-Z” Stewart
According to court documents Cornell “Young E-Z” Stewart just finished performing a rap concert when he was fatally shot by Jakeem Towles. Towles had been ejected from the club earlier in the night
Jakeem Towles would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to death
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Parole Number: 570HQ
Age: 33
Date of Birth: 08/08/1989
Race/Ethnicity: BLACK
Height: 5′ 11″
Gender: MALE
Citizenship: USA
Complexion: MEDIUM
Current Location: PHOENIX
Permanent Location: PHOENIX
Committing County: LANCASTER
Jakeem Towles Case
A Lancaster County judge has denied a new trial for a man convicted of killing a hip-hop artist after a 2010 show in Columbia.
Jakeem Towles, 29, claimed his “ineffective” lawyers caused his first-degree murder conviction and death sentence in the killing of 20-year-old Cornell “Young E-Z” Stewart.
Towles was ejected from a club on North Fourth Street for causing a fight. Prosecutors said he came back with a gun and shot Stewart in the head when he fired on a group of people outside the show.
Among the arguments in his request for relief, Towles claimed he should have been allowed to testify at his trial.
Judge Howard Knisely rejected that claim and others. He said Towles could have testified, but it’s likely he would not have been found credible.
