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Judge dismisses civil motion in Hutchinson murder case

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The civil motion for Charles Christopher Logsdon has been denied by District Judge Trish Rose.

Logsdon was sentenced by Judge Rose to 25 years to life for the murder of Jennifer Heckel with an additional 23 years for other crimes.

In his habeas corpus filing, Logsdon claimed he had newly discovered evidence and a number of items he felt should grant him relief from his conviction and sentence. Logsdon claimed there was prosecutor misconduct, an illegal arrest and warrant, an equal protection violation, that he was convicted of multiple charges — which under the law are the same — and ineffective counsel at both the trial and appellate levels.

He even claimed jury misconduct, faulty jury instructions, and disparity of plea offer. Logsdon said he did not receive the same plea offer of 14 years that was granted to co-defendant Billy Craig.

Judge Rose ruled that he didn’t meet his burden of proof to warrant even an evidentiary hearing on any of the issues and dismissed his motion.

Logsdon was convicted of shooting Heckel in her home on June 14, 2011.

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