WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court has added to its calendar a request that the justices hear the case of a woman convicted and sentenced for killing her Air Force officer husband at their Newton Falls home in 2007.

The court this week docketed the appeal from Claudia Hoerig, 56, a procedural step that means her case has been officially entered into the court's calendar for review. This is the first step toward having a case heard by the nation's highest court. Hoerig is currently serving a life sentence for the aggravated murder of Major Karl Hoerig is asking the court to either acquit her or grant a new trial.

The case began in March 2007, when Karl Hoerig was found shot to death in his home. Investigators said he had been shot three times, and his body was covered with a tarp. Autho

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