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Nelson County Circuit Court Judge Charles Simms III has also banned cameras and electronic devices from the courtroom.
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The jury recommended a sentence of 17 years in prison. Formal sentencing will take place in Nelson County on Aug. 6.
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The prosecution rested its case Thursday and defense attorneys called one witness before the trial ended for the day. Two defense witnesses could not be present until Friday morning.
Attorneys perform. Witnesses clam up. Judges tread more carefully. And jurors — private citizens asked to do a public duty — can find themselves turned into unwilling celebrities, dissected online for a glance or a frown that was never meant to be broadcast.
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The experts are expected to offer specialized testimony related to law enforcement practices.
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A judge declined to delay the May 27 trial of Steve Lawson, one of three defendants charged in the murder of Crystal Rogers in order to perform DNA testing on two hairs found in her car in 2015 that have not previously been tested.
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Attorneys for Steve Lawson argued Monday that a mistake made in not performing DNA testing on two hairs found in Rogers’ car in 2015.
Steve Lawson was supposed to go to trial this month, but his attorneys asked for the date to be postponed to give them more time to go over the evidence in the nearly 10-year-old case.