High court won’t hear double-murder case

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court won’t be looking into Joshua Lambert’s case.

The high court recently denied the the double-murderer’s petition for certiorari, which is a request for a court to review a lower court’s decision.

The justices didn’t issue an opinion, but just the denial, according to Island County Prosecutor Greg Banks.

Lambert was convicted in the 2011 murders of his two grandfathers, 80-year-old August Eisner and 80-year-old George Lambert, as well as the kidnapping of his great aunt and several other charges.

Lambert acted as his own attorney during most of the trial. He was convicted of all the charges against him and sentenced to 100 years in prison.

Lambert appealed to the state Court of Appeals, which reversed his convictions for the “felony murder” of Eisner and the first-degree burglary of his parents’ house in 2011. His convictions for the murder of his other grandfather and other counts were affirmed by the court.

The Court of Appeals remanded Lambert’s case back to superior court for a possible re-trial on the charges that were reversed and re-sentencing on the other charges.

Lambert is again acting as his own lawyer, though the judge appointed a standby attorney. He pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury trial is currently scheduled for May 15.