From Louisiana-
Jury selection begins Monday in the state's first-degree murder case against Derrick Odomes, a 33-year-old man accused of a 19-year-old murder.
Odomes will stand trial for the death of Rev. Hunter Hudson Horgan III, who was found bludgeoned and stabbed in the St. John Episcopal Church rectory in August of 1992.
As the story of the state prosecuting Horgan's murder reaches its apex, Odomes is facing additional charges stemming from his actions while incarcerated at the Lafourche Parish Detention Center, where he has been held since he was indicted in 2007.
Lafourche Parish District Attorney Cam Morvant II will prosecute the murder case, and New Iberia-based defense attorney Lynden J. Burton will represent Odomes. District Judge John E. LeBlanc will preside over the trial.
Morvant said the 19 years that have elapsed shouldn't have a bearing on the trial, and the state faces the "usual challenges."
"I'm confident that we can present our case to the jury," he said.
More here-
http://www.tri-parishtimes.com/articles/2011/08/17/news/136_50_19yearsafter.txt
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