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Lawyers say distinction in Conroy testimony subtle

State Supreme Court Justice Robert W. Doyle Thursday instructed jurors to consider Jeffrey Conroy's testimony about an acquaintance, Christopher Overton, only in relation to Conroy's "state of mind" on the night of Marcelo Lucero's slaying - not to consider the testimony as establishing what actually occurred.

Lawyers not involved in the case said that distinction is very subtle. "It means...

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