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A Lawrence man charged with first-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of a female friend had a jovial but volatile relationship with the victim, according to testimony during a preliminary hearing on Monday.
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A 19-year-old Lawrence man will stand trial for first-degree murder after prosecutors said his childhood friend was shot in the back seven times — evidence they said showed the shooter planned to kill.
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Tensions ran high Thursday morning at the preliminary hearing for a 19-year-old Lawrence man accused of shooting and killing a childhood friend.
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A Douglas County judge has asked attorneys representing Albert Wilson in a wrongful conviction case against the State of Kansas to address a recent Kansas Supreme Court decision that could affect Wilson’s case.
A Lawrence man on Tuesday pleaded no contest to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2023 shooting death of 20-year-old Cameron Renner, of Topeka.
Attorneys have alleged in a wrongful conviction case that the Douglas County district attorney and her legal counsel falsely asserted that a murder investigation was ongoing in order to delay proceedings and withhold documents.
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Community members can learn more about plans to renovate and expand the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, which houses Douglas County District Court, during an upcoming open house.
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After only 90 minutes of deliberation, jurors Thursday afternoon found an Illinois basketball player not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in a Lawrence bar in September.
Staff members of the Douglas County District Court’s Legal Self-Help office will offer help for folks involved in civil legal issues once a week at the Lawrence Public Library.
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Three new graduates of Douglas County drug court can now start with a clean slate and continue to build on the people they’ve grown to be throughout their time in the program.
