NATCHEZ — After more than 13 years on death row, an Adams County man has been granted a 2017 court date to argue that new evidence should warrant a new trial.
Judge Forrest “Al” Johnson, who oversaw Jeffrey Havard’s first trial, issued an order setting an evidentiary hearing for Aug. 14 to Aug. 16, 2017, for Havard, citing the defendant’s call for the hearing “on the issues of newly discovered evidence presented in his application for leave.”
If the evidence is compelling enough, the court could order a new trial for the case.