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Jury trial on fitness debated in murder case Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree, Journal-Courier FacebookTwitterEmail Dustin Finlaw faces first-degree murder charges in the stabbing death of Robert L. Utter, 42, of Rushville, who was found dead May 24, 2018, in a car in Meredosia.Journal-Courier An attorney for a Meredosia man facing murder charges has filed a motion demanding a trial by jury on the issue of fitness, though the courts are questioning whether that is appropriate at this time. Attorney Tom Piper filed a motion Feb. 26 with the Morgan County courts, demanding a trial by jury on fitness for Dustin A. Finlaw, 20, of Meredosia, who was found unfit for trial in October 2018. ....