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Jury finds Blair not guilty in murder of Leah Martin

    Jury finds Blair not guilty in murder of Leah Martin

The five men and seven women who made up the jury in the Elton Carroll “E.C.” Blair murder trial deliberated his fate for almost nine hours Thursday, Oct. 5, before issuing a verdict of “Not guilty” of the murder of Leah Martin. When polled by the judge to see if

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Blair murder trial goes to jury

Both sides presented their closing arguments and the case was officially turned over to the jury in the Elton Carroll “E.C.” Blair murder trial Thursday morning, Oct. 5, in the Stephens County Courthouse. At the beginning of the court proceedings, 90th District Judge Stephen Bristow read to the jury the

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Rebuttal phase wraps up in Blair murder trial, closing arguments scheduled for Thursday morning

    Rebuttal phase wraps up in Blair murder trial, closing arguments scheduled for Thursday morning

The attorneys in the Elton Carroll “E.C.” Blair murder trial wrapped up the rebuttal phase, including the extraneous evidence presentation, Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 4, in the Stephens County Courthouse. Thursday morning’s session is expected to start with 90th District Judge Stephen Bristow reading the jury charge, followed by the closing

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Extraneous testimony begins in Blair murder trial

The former girlfriend of Aaron Blair testified in full court, with the jury present, Wednesday morning, Oct. 4, that she had a brief relationship with his father, Elton Carroll “E.C.” Blair, in 2008, after she and Aaron broke up. Tiffany Lee was on the witness stand in E.C. Blair’s murder

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Defense rests, but more testimony to come in Blair trial

The defense rested its case Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 3, in the Elton Carroll “E.C.” Blair murder trial taking place in the Stephens County District Courtroom, but according to activity that took place after the jury was dismissed for the day,

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Attorney says co-defendant Hellams won’t testify in Blair trial

Ross Hellams, the co-defendant in the Leah Martin case, will not be testifying in the E.C. Blair murder trial, according to his attorney. Paul Lewallen, Hellams’ appointed attorney, spoke before the court without the jury present Tuesday morning, Oct. 3,

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Prosecution rests in Blair trial, judge refuses to revoke bond – again

In a repeat of Friday’s court proceedings, Monday’s session of the E.C. Blair murder trial ended with District Judge Stephen Bristow ruling on whether or not to revoke the defendant’s bond. District Attorney Dee Peavy and Special Prosecutor David Alex

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More witness testimony requires judge’s ruling in Blair trial

More objections to a witness’ testimony were raised Monday morning, Oct. 2, in the murder trial of Elton Carroll “E.C.” Blair. The prosecution called Stacye Pinkston to the stand at about 10 a.m. Monday. She is the defendant’s niece, the

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Former employee testifies about Blair’s relationship with victim

Friday’s court session in the Elton Carroll “E.C.” Blair murder trial ended with the judge refusing the prosecution’s request to revoke the defendant’s bond on the allegations of tampering with a witness. Click here to read more details on that

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Witness’ encounter with Blair prompts call for bond revocation in murder trial

District Judge Stephen Bristow declined to revoke the bond of murder defendant Elton Carroll “E.C.” Blair at the end of Friday afternoon’s proceedings, despite a request from the prosecution. Special prosecutor David Alex requested the revocation after witness Mario Espinoza’s

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