Motions in Payton’s case put off for another month
A court setting in the case of convicted teen Terry Payton, made after motions were filed two months ago, experienced another continuance today, Tuesday, May 21, 2013.
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PAYTON CASE: MOTIONS TO BE HEARD ON TUESDAY
The big feature tomorrow (Tuesday, May 21, 2013) is going to be the motions hearing in the case of 18-year-old Terry Payton, who was convicted of Second Degree Murder on February 28 of this year up in Edgar County
More stink raised over airport lease
EDGAR CO.—A woman who has years of public service under her belt and who has been entrusted with handling petitions for leniency for Terry Peyton has come under scrutiny in recent weeks for her position and stance with county entities.
Merger of transit authorities being discussed
EDGAR/CLARK COs.—The East Central Illinois Mass Transit District (ECIMTD), based out of Paris, Illinois and covering Edgar and Clark counties is in serious talks with Rides Mass Transit (RMT) based out of Harrisburg in Saline County, located in deep southern Illinois.
Motion for new trial, or acquittal, filed
EDGAR CO.—The attorney for convicted teen Terry Payton has filed a Motion for Judgment of Acquittal or New Trial in Edgar County circuit court, this coming 30 days after the boy was convicted of Second Degree Murder for the stabbing death of his mother, Kathie Payton in June 2011.
Historic water district vote
CLARK/EDGAR Cos.—Historic ballot initiatives are a new thing to a county as corrupt as Edgar, but change is being made as far as that goes, thanks to the watchdog group that’s making citizens aware of their rights as taxpayers and voters.
Springfield: Appointment of special prosecutor followed appropriate procedural guidelines; Was very revealing about attitude toward murder case
EDGAR CO.—Questions arising over the absence of paperwork in the Terry Payton file, pertinent to the appointment of special prosecutor Ed Parkinson, have been answered with the assistance of Parkinson himself.
MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL OR ACQUITTAL FILED IN TERRY PAYTON CASE
The travesty of justice that was the murder trial of Terry Payton in late February has once again come to the fore as a motion has been submitted by his defense attorney, asking for a new trial or, in the alternative, an acquittal.
UNBELIEVABLE: Watchdogs criticize public body, get threatened with lawsuit!
This one is a little out of our area, but we had to cover it because our friends the Edgar County Watchdogs have been threatened once again with a frivolous lawsuit.
Jury convicts teen of Second-Degree Murder
EDGAR CO.—A 17-year-old boy is the latest to claim self-defense in a death case in Illinois, and the latest to have that claim rejected by what’s supposed to be a jury of his peers.
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