HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A Hutchinson man sentenced to at least 48 years in prison on a first-degree murder conviction has had his next court date set on Friday.
On Friday morning, Reno County District Court Judge Trish Rose set a motion date of June 30 for the case. All motions by both sides are to be filed by that date. There will be a status hearing on August 6 at 8:30 a.m. to set a date to hear the motions.
Charles Christopher Logsdon had his case remanded back to Reno County District Court by the Supreme Court in July of 2020, citing issues regarding ineffective counsel.
Logsdon was originally convicted of intentional first-degree murder in the 2011 shooting death of Jennifer Heckel in her home. The shooting was said to be a case of mistaken identity.
Logsdon claims 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.