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Carencro murder case ends in mistrial

June 24, 2011 9:39 AM

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - In Lafayette, the two-day trial of a 21-year-old Carencro man charged in a July 2009 shooting death has ended in a mistrial. Judge Jules D. Edwards III declared a mistrial Thursday in the second-degree murder trial of Troydell Simmons. The ruling came after prosecutor Pat Magee,... more »
Mistrial called: Prosecutor didn't turn over gun

July 29, 2010 4:50 AM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) An Orleans Parish judge calls a mistrial in a murder case because the defense lawyer had just learned prosecutors had the alleged murder weapon. The Times-Picayune reports that 19-year-old Kendell Stewart remains jailed on $500,000 bond. He's charged with helping kill 15-year-old Javonte Morgan outside a fast-food... more »
Mistrial called: Prosecutor didn't turn over gun

July 29, 2010 4:50 AM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) An Orleans Parish judge calls a mistrial in a murder case because the defense lawyer had just learned prosecutors had the alleged murder weapon. The Times-Picayune reports that 19-year-old Kendell Stewart remains jailed on $500,000 bond. He's charged with helping kill 15-year-old Javonte Morgan outside a fast-food... more »