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Underwood trial gets change of venue

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Murder trial moved:

Kevin Ray Underwood, the accused killer of 10-year-old Jamie Rose Bolin, has been granted a change of venue in his murder trial.

Kevin Ray Underwood, 28, will be tried in Cleveland County instead of McClain County, Judge Candace Blalock decided.

Defense lawyer Silas R. Lyman II filed a motion for a change of venue Jan. 12, arguing that an impartial jury could not be obtained in McClain County.

To support his motion for change of venue, Lyman submitted a survey of McClain County residents that showed most already assumed Underwood’s guilt.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the case, Underwood is accused of killing Jamie Rose Bolin, sexually assaulting her after death, attempting to decapitate her after death, and had plans to consume her flesh. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

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3 responses to “Underwood trial gets change of venue”

  1. truant Avatar
    truant

    Somehow I doubt another county will prevent him from being found guilty, what with the decapitation and eating of a dead 10 year old’s flesh and all.

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  2. jade Avatar
    jade

    i agree completely. he’s going to be found guilty no matter where the trial is.

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  3. David Avatar
    David

    The idea is that he needs to be proven guilty based on the facts of the case, not upon the pre-determined notions of a community. A change of venue isn’t denied on the basis that he’ll be found guilty no matter what. It is denied when a Judge finds that a man CAN receive a fair trial in the community where the crime took place. Clearly, the Judge in this case felt that this was not the case.

    That said, I have a feeling this is probably the last thing that will go well for the defense during the trial.

    Screwed up.

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