A state Superior Court panel ordered a new hearing to determine whether a Lawrence County teenager accused of killing his pregnant stepmother when he was 11 should be tried as an adult. The appellate court ruled that the trial court, in denying a petition to have the case transferred to juvenile court, violated Brown's constitutional rights. At issue was whether Jordan Brown, 13, was forced to incriminate himself at a hearing to decertify his case as an adult homicide case.
The Tribune-Review will appeal to the state Superior Court a Lawrence County judge's order that keeps a 14-year-old boy's juvenile court trial on charges that he killed his father's pregnant fiancee closed to the public. People in the community want to know what happened that day. If Jordan (Brown) is going to be found not guilty, people in the community will want to know why," said attorney Ronald Barber of Strassburger McKenna Gutnick and Gefsky, which represents the Trib.
The Tribune-Review will appeal to the state Superior Court a Lawrence County judge's order that keeps a 14-year-old boy's juvenile court trial on charges that he killed his father's pregnant fiancee closed to the public. People in the community want to know what happened that day. If Jordan (Brown) is going to be found not guilty, people in the community will want to know why," said attorney Ronald Barber of Strassburger McKenna Gutnick and Gefsky, which represents the Trib.
The state Superior Court ordered the trial for a 14-year-old Lawrence County boy accused of killing his father's pregnant fiancee to wait while the court considers arguments from the Tribune-Review and two other newspapers to open the proceedings to the public. Jordan Brown was 11 years old when he was charged as an adult with the February 2009 slaying of Kenzie Houk, 26, and her unborn child. State police said Brown shot Houk in the back of the head as she lay in bed in the family's New Beaver home then got on a bus and headed to school.
When Jordan Brown first appeared in court on murder charges at age 11, his legs dangled above the floor as he sat in a chair next to his attorney. Nearly two years later, the Lawrence County boy is 9 inches taller and weighs nearly 50 pounds more. He is beginning to look more like an adult than a rosy-cheeked child.
The state Superior Court ordered the trial for a 14-year-old Lawrence County boy accused of killing his father's pregnant fiancee to wait while the court considers arguments from the Tribune-Review and two other newspapers to open the proceedings to the public. Jordan Brown was 11 years old when he was charged as an adult with the February 2009 slaying of Kenzie Houk, 26, and her unborn child. State police said Brown shot Houk in the back of the head as she lay in bed in the family's New Beaver home then got on a bus and headed to school.
Everyone says he is the glue that binds every football and basketball team he's been a part of. He's a playmaker, natural leader, tremendous athlete, student body officer and a guy you'd choose first when divvying up players for teams. But, like many Utah athletes, big-time recruiters passed him by.
The boy who was 11 when police say he shot and killed his father's pregnant fiancee will go to trial Sept. 27 in Lawrence County. Lawrence County Judge John Hodge filed a court order Thursday setting the trial date for Jordan Brown, now 13. Hodge also ordered that the juvenile court hearing be closed to the public.
Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is bringing back what's considered his worst move as a basketball executive: Kwame Brown. The Bobcats on Monday agreed on a one-year deal with Brown for the veteran minimum of $1.3 million. Agent Mark Bartelstein says Brown will sign today.
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