Trial delay in Stroupe case spurs defense requests for extensions
Defense calls for at least nine to twelve more months to finish mitigation work and review over 30,000 pages of evidence in the Stroupe murder case. Judge Bell has yet to rule on postponing the Jan. 28 trial while prosecutors oppose further delays. The defense cites a federal data request delay due to a government shutdown and seeks scrutiny of a potential conflict of interest involving a prosecuting attorney linked to the defendant’s family.