By ROD ZOOK
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A motion hearing for a Hutchinson man sentenced to at least 48 years in prison on a first-degree murder charge was continued Friday in Reno County Court after the defense attorney for Charles Logsdon failed to show up. Logsdon has filed a civil motion citing ineffective counsel.
Logsdon was convicted of intentional first-degree murder in the shooting death of Jennifer Heckel in 2011 in her home. The shooting was a case of mistaken identity.
In his civil case, Logsdon claims that the defense failed to call 15 witnesses that could prove his innocence. The list includes cellmates, people he claims were with him the night of the murder, and a neighbor of Heckel who says she saw a white male in the victim's backyard a week before the murder.
Motions were to be heard in the case, but attorney Sam Kepfield did not appear. The hearing is now set for Friday, Aug. 20.
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