Lambing's lawyer continues to argue all medical evidence should be removed
A defense lawyer took another opportunity on Monday to repeat his belief that his client's murder case is handicapped after his alleged victim's body was cremated.
An autopsy found that Bentley Thomas Miller died on March 21, 2017 from internal bleeding inflicted during a sexual assault. Prosecutors contend that Keith Jordan Lambing assaulted Miller. Several days after the autopsy was complete, the state released Miller's body to the family, who cremated the boy's remains.
Speaking to Judge Timothy McCune, Nedz used Monday's hearing to repeat several arguments, including his assertion that all medical evidence related to the cause of death be removed from the case. The hearing was a continuation of one from last month during which recordings of Lambing's initial interviews with police were viewed.
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