A man who told police he had been hoping to steal a laptop was convicted of capital murder Wednesday in the beating of an Arkansas TV anchorwoman so brutal that her face was shattered and she never regained consciousness. The panel was to reconvene later Wednesday to weigh whether Curtis Lavelle Vance should be executed or sentenced to life in prison without parole for the Oct. 20, 2008, attack on Anne Pressly at her Little Rock bungalow. Vance, 29, of Marianna, was also convicted of...Read Full Story
A police detective says the man accused in the death of an Arkansas anchorwoman told officers that he beat her with a wooden-handled garden tool. Curtis Lavelle Vance faces the death penalty in last October's attack on KATV personality Anne Pressly at her home. Detectives said Vance told officers he broke in to steal a laptop. Detective Tommy Hudson testified Tuesday that Vance told officers that when Pressly woke up and found him, he hit her with the garden tool about four times. Vance has...Read Full Story
A medical examiner says an Arkansas TV anchorwoman was beaten so severely that one blow knocked a tooth out of her mouth and another shoved her jaw to the back of her head. Dr. Stephen Erickson testified Tuesday in the capital murder trial of Curtis Lavelle Vance, who is charged with killing TV host Anne Pressly. He was the last witness before prosecutors rested their case. Vance has pleaded not guilty. His lawyers began their defense by asking crime scene technicians about what they didn't...Read Full Story
An Arkansas judge has ruled against delaying the trial of a man accused of killing a television anchorwoman. Pulaski County Judge Chris Piazza rejected arguments that Curtis Lavelle Vance might be mentally disabled and that his trial should be delayed so more tests can be run. That eliminates the last potential delay for the scheduled Nov. 2 capital murder trial of Vance, who is accused of killing KATV personality Anne Pressly. Vance has pleaded not guilty. Defense lawyers also asked Piazza...Read Full Story
A man accused of killing a popular Arkansas television personality is going on trial. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in Little Rock in the trial of Curtis Lavelle Vance. He has pleaded not guilty to capital murder, rape and burglary. KATV-Little Rock anchorwoman Anne Pressly was found brutally beaten in her bed in October 2008. She died days later without regaining consciousness. Prosecutors say they plan to use DNA evidence and taped confessions from Vance. Defense lawyers say...Read Full Story
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