The prosecution in the Crystal Rogers investigation cases wants to ensure the trial for Steven Lawson sees no further delays.
Special Prosecutor Shane Young on Friday filed a notice of victim’s invocation of rights pursuant to Section 26A of the Kentucky Constitution. The notice states that the family of Crystal Rogers is invoking their right to a trial without unreasonable delay, as established in a 2020 amendment to the state constitution that added that the rights to victims of crime “shall be respected and protected by law in a manner no less vigorous than the protections afforded to the accused.”
Attorneys for Lawson asked for his trial, which was due to begin in February, be moved to late summer in order for them to properly review the extensive discovery in the case after they were assigned as public defenders to Lawson in August. Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms III continued the trial to May 27. A pre-trial conference in the case is scheduled for February 27.
