... was tried separately and was sentenced to life plus 40 years in prison. In seeking a new trial, Echols said attorneys Val Price and Scott Davidson, both of Jonesboro, were ineffective. Burnett said Echols "failed to show either bias or prejudice ...

... affirmed Wilson s ruling that neither due process nor equal protection affords a juvenile the right to an insanity defense. Val Price of Jonesboro, Golden s attorney, said he was disappointed that the court would not allow him to use the insanity defense ...

... wrote for the court. In a 1999 ruling, Circuit Judge David Burnett rejected Echols' arguments that his trial lawyers Val Price and Scott Davidson of Jonesboro had a conflict of interest in representing him because they signed a contract with Creative ...

... that could not provide the kinds of resources often available to prosecutors. Mallett argued that Echols's lawyers --Val Price and Scott Davidson --were forced to accept the film producers' money in order to hire expert witnesses, but in doing ...

... decides restitution and while a lawyer for Andrew appeals the judge's delinquency decision Tuesday. Defense lawyer Val Price says Andrew is innocent because he was temporarily insane at the time. The judge allowed Price to enter a plea of innocent ...