Who Will Judge Lee?

The Advocate reports that the East Baton Rouge District Attorney's Office submitted evidence that Charlotte Pace was alive after 12:00 PM on the day that she was killed, a fact that will be at issue in determining which judge presides over the trial of Derrick Lee. At issue is whether the duty court judge, who will be assigned the case, assumed duties at noon on Friday as custom goes in the 19th JDC or whether the written rules, which indicate Monday morning, are applicable.

Posted by AJR at July 31, 2003 08:16 AM