(Fairfield, Iowa) – One of the Fairfield teens charges with killing their teacher, is appealing his sentence to the Iowa Supreme Court. Willard Miller plead guilty in April, to a charge of first-degree murder, in the death of Fairfield Spanish Teacher Nohema Graber. Miller admitted he and Jeremy Goodale, who were 16-years of age at the time, beat the teacher to death in a Fairfield park in November 2021, because they were mad about their grade in class.

The judge in the case sentenced Miller to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 35 years. Miller’s attorneys filed an appeal to the sentencing on Monday, July 17th.

The other teenager charged, Jeremy Goodale, dropped his appeal to resist his August sentencing date. His attorneys and the State Council now have until the end of the month to set a new sentencing date.