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Mistrial declared in Jeff Co. murder trial

OSKALOOSA — A judge in northeastern Kansas has declared a mistrial in an attempted murder case because jurors saw improper evidence.

Jefferson County District Judge Gary Nafziger ordered the mistrial Wednesday in the attempted murder trial of 62-year-old John Hayworth Jr. of Valley Falls. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Hayworth is charged in the December shooting of 58-year-old William Schoonover, also of Valley Falls.

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from News http://cjonline.com/news/2012-10-24/mistrial-declared-jeff-co-murder-trial

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