1 of 8 Joshua Boyer confers with his lead attorney, public defender Kate Lamson, on the first day of his retrial in Bennington Superior criminal court on Thursday. Caroline Bonnivier Snyder Deputy State's Attorney Alex Burke makes his opening statement in the retrial of Joshua Boyer in Bennington Superior criminal court on Thursday morning. Caroline Bonnivier Snyder Deputy Stateâs Attorney Alex Burke makes his opening statement in the retrial of Joshua Boyer in Bennington Superior criminal court on Thursday morning. Caroline Bonnivier Snyder â Bennington Banner Defense Attorney Kate Lamson gives her opening statement in the retrial of Joshua Boyer in Bennington Superior criminal court on Thursday morning.