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Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts March 6, 2024 - 3:11 pm

Attorneys offer opposing theories on shooting of Lawrence boy as teen’s jury trial gets underway

by Maya Hodison

Prosecutors say a Lawrence teen took a long-running disagreement to a lethal level, shooting and killing a 14-year-old boy last March. But the teen’s defense attorney is pointing at another potential suspect. 

Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts March 5, 2024 - 3:51 pm

Jury selection wraps in trial for teen charged in Lawrence boy’s shooting death

by Maya Hodison

The trial in the case of a Lawrence teen charged with first-degree murder is set to begin Wednesday after the jury selection process wrapped up Tuesday.

Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts March 4, 2024 - 9:03 pm

Jury selection underway in trial for teen charged in Lawrence boy’s shooting death

by Maya Hodison

Almost 60 Douglas County residents reported Monday to participate in the jury selection process for a trial in the case of a Lawrence teen charged with first-degree murder.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts February 17, 2024 - 8:49 am

Jury in trial for teen charged in shooting death of Lawrence boy will not be sequestered; will visit crime scene

by Maya Hodison

Jurors will not be sequestered during the upcoming trial for a Lawrence teen charged with the shooting death of a Lawrence boy, a judge ruled Friday, and they will visit the crime scene in person.

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts February 9, 2024 - 4:41 pm

Defense attorney for teen charged in Lawrence boy’s shooting death asks court to sequester jury

by Mackenzie Clark

The defense attorney for a teen accused of shooting and killing a 14-year-old Lawrence boy is asking the court to sequester the jury during a trial set to span about a week and a half in March.

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts November 10, 2023 - 10:26 am

Jury trial for teen charged in shooting death of Lawrence boy postponed to spring 2024

by Maya Hodison

The jury trial for a Lawrence teen charged in the shooting death of a Lawrence boy will be postponed more than three months as the defense awaits lab reports.

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts September 18, 2023 - 12:53 pm

Defense attorney questions Douglas County Sheriff’s Office’s handling of privileged calls

by Maya Hodison

A defense attorney on Monday further questioned a lieutenant with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office about violating attorney-client privilege by recording calls between jail inmates and their attorneys, insinuating negligence.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts September 14, 2023 - 12:45 pm

Douglas County jail recorded calls between some defendants and attorneys for months, lieutenant testifies

by Mackenzie Clark & Maya Hodison

The Douglas County jail was recording phone calls between some defendants and their defense attorneys for at least several months, a violation of their attorney-client privilege.

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts September 1, 2023 - 4:30 pm

Teen charged in shooting death of Lawrence boy will face trial, judge rules

by Maya Hodison & Mackenzie Clark

An 18-year-old charged with shooting and killing a 14-year-old Lawrence boy will go to trial, a judge ruled Friday. 

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts August 14, 2023 - 4:44 pm

Snapchat messages by Lawrence boy’s alleged shooter contained racial slurs, violence, evidence shows

by Maya Hodison & Mackenzie Clark

The same day a 14-year-old Lawrence boy was killed, his alleged shooter had been using social media to send messages full of racial slurs and insinuating violence, according to testimony.

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