Lee Indicted on one Count of First-Degree Murder

The Advocate reports that Derrick Lee was indicted on one count of first-degree murder yesterday, in connection with the rape and killing of Charlotte Pace. 19th JDC DA Doug Moreau and First Assistant DA John Sinquefield indicated that they brought Pace's case first because it had evidence of "better quality and better quantity." The article also reports on a few motions filed on behalf of Lee, one of which requests more funds for his defense. Without this money, Mike Mitchell with the Office of the Public Defender, says that Lee's defense would be "inadequate and unconstitutional."

Posted by AJR at June 26, 2003 07:09 AM