By David in TN
Thursday, June 27, 2019 at 10:51:00 P.M. EDT
In something of a surprise, as it goes against the way things have been done in the Knoxville Horror trials, Knox County Criminal Court Judge Bob McGee denied a motion for change of venue, and ruled Eric Boyd will be tried for the murders of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom in Knox County, Tennessee, by a Knox County jury.
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US News took note (https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/tennessee/articles/2019-06-28/tennessee-county-to-hold-trial-in-notorious-2007-murder-case) of Thursday's ruling, publishing an Associated Press item. The title is:
"Tennessee County to Hold Trial in Notorious 2007 Murder Case"
AP says "Boyd was convicted of harboring a fugitive in 2008, and is serving an 18-year sentence related to the attack. Now, prosecutors are seeking the death penalty, They say he helped kidnap, rape, and kill Newsom."
Wrong. The prosecutors are NOT seeking the death penalty against Eric Boyd.
AP also says "Boyd's attorney says he's worried about bias, as the previous trials in the case have drawn national publicity and animosity from Knox County citizens. The case became racially charged. The victims were white and the defendants were black. However, the county's assistant district attorney argues past high=publicity cases have been tried successfully without problems in the county."
What national publicity? Has the case been on ABC, CBS, or NBC? Have any connected left-wing film-documentary makers taken an interest?
And even when AP does a short piece on the case they get it wrong.
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