Appeals court overturns manslaughter conviction
The three-judge panel ruled District Judge Patrick Tott should not have allowed prosecutors to admit a rap video and photos found on a co-defendant's phone as evidence at trial because
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The three-judge panel ruled District Judge Patrick Tott should not have allowed prosecutors to admit a rap video and photos found on a co-defendant's phone as evidence at trial because
Another person involved in the fatal shooting had already been sentenced to prison.
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A 21-year-old man has been sentenced prison for his role in the death outside a Sioux City bar last May. Lawrence Canady was sentenced Friday to 16 years for voluntary
A 21-year-old man has been sentenced prison for his role in the death outside a Sioux City bar last May. Lawrence Canady was sentenced Friday to 16 years for voluntary manslaughter and other counts in the death of 22-year-old Martez Harrison. The judge also revoked Canady's probation from an earlier case and added five years to the sentence. Prosecutors said Canady and Harrison fought outside Uncle Dave's Bar and when Harrison fell, another man shot him twice while Canady continued to hit him. Canady's attorneys argued he acted in self-defense. The second suspect, 17-year-old Dw...