Steve Nunn Coverage

Steve Nunn Coverage

Nunn receives life without parole
Steve Nunn, the former lawmaker and candidate for governor accused of the Sept. 11, 2009 murder of his former fiancée, Amanda Ross, pleaded guilty Tuesday morning in Fayette Circuit Court.

June 29, 2011
Judge to decide relevance of Nunn's writings
LEXINGTON — A judge is weighing whether jurors in the upcoming murder trial of a former state lawmaker may see a batch of writings seized from his car after his arrest on a charge of killing his one-time fiancée.

June 22, 2011
Nunn case delayed in Hart County
The case of a former state lawmaker charged with six counts of first-degree wanton endangerment involving law enforcement officers was passed for review to May on Tuesday in Hart County Circuit Court.

December 8, 2010
Judge sets August 2011 trial for Steve Nunn
A judge on Friday set an August 2011 trial date for a former state lawmaker charged with murder in the death of his ex-fiancee.

October 12, 2010
Judge: Nunn’s hard drive can be searched
A judge ruled Tuesday that prosecutors in the case of a former state lawmaker charged with killing his ex-fiancee can continue to search a computer hard drive that authorities say contained child pornography.

September 29, 2010
Judge denies motion in Nunn case
A Fayette circuit judge denied a motion by Steve Nunn’s defense attorneys Thursday to exclude consideration of the death penalty in his trial on charges he shot and killed his former fiancée.

August 20, 2010
Nunn attorneys argue computer evidence
Attorneys for a former Kentucky lawmaker accused of killing his ex-fiancee argued Thursday that child pornography and other evidence found on a computer hard drive should be disallowed because it was obtained through an improper police search.

July 9, 2010
Hearing set on contents of box
A judge has set a July hearing to determine whether an external hard drive belonging to a former lawmaker charged with murder can be searched.

June 13, 2010
Nunn found competent to stand trial
Fayette Circuit Judge Pamela Goodwine ruled Monday that former state Rep. Steve Nunn is competent to stand trial for murder in the death of his former fiancée, Amanda Ross.

April 6, 2010
Nunn ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation A Fayette circuit judge ordered former lawmaker Steve Nunn to undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine if he’s competent to assist his attorneys in his defense on murder charges.
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