LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Nelson County judge postponed the February trial for Steve Lawson, one of three men charged in the Crystal Rogers murder case, until May 27 to give defense attorneys more time to review evidence in the nearly 10-year-old case.
Louisville attorney Darren Wolff, who, along with attorney Zach Buckler, took over after Lawson fired attorney Ted Lavit in August, said at the time it may not be possible for them to be prepared by February for trial given the massive amount of evidence collected.
Wolff asked a judge Thursday to postpone the February trial date, arguing the defense “has done the best they can” to review all of the evidence but “it is simply impossible” and going forward with a February trial would likely prompt a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel by Lawson…