Judge Martin Stone called it a tragedy Monday. Two families devastated by a murder that took the life of an 86 year old woman. And for the person charged with the crime, a neighbor who lived next door for decades, she will spend the rest of her life in jail.
Coos County District Attorney Paul Frasier is among a number of D.A.'s around Oregon who are responding unfavorably to the Governor's decision to halt executions in Oregon.
Coos County District Attorney Paul Frasier says he has turned in the required paperwork in advance of May's Primary Election, and will run for re-election in 2012.
Gabriel Morris stands accused of shooting to death his mother, Robin Anstey, and her boyfriend, Robert Kennelly, in their Bandon home in February of 2010. If he did it, was he sane at the time?
Attorney's for Nick McGuffin have filed a motion for a re-trial. District Attorney Paul Frasier tells KCBY, his office has received the 30+ plus page motion from McGuffin's attorneys.
11 years after her disappearance and death, the family of Leah Freeman says justice has come at last for the Coquille teen. A nine woman, three man, jury returned a Guilty verdict, but not for Murder.
The jury convicted Leah Freeman's boyfriend of Manslaughter, not Murder, but what is the difference? Legal experts say it all comes down to the intent.
The fate of murder defendant Nick McGuffin now lies in the hands of the jury as both the prosecution and defense rest their cases with closing arguments.
A trial expected to last three weeks is moving along much faster than anyone anticipated, with the Judge telling the jury on Friday that they could get the case by Tuesday, July 19th.
As the prosecution continued to call witnesses to the stand Wednesday during the Leah Freeman murder trial, the case turned largely to the CSI kinds of evidence.