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Conroy attorney cautions jury not to be swayed

Quick Read"Not one witness testified that they saw anyone stab Mr. Lucero," said defense attorney William Keahon during his closing arguments Monday.

William Keahon, defense attorney for Jeffrey Conroy, addresses

Photo credit: James Carbone | William Keahon, defense attorney for Jeffrey Conroy, addresses the media at Riverhead Criminal Court. (March 2, 2010)

The attorney for a teenager on trial in the fatal stabbing an Ecuadorean immigrant cautioned jurors Monday not to let publicity about the case influence them, emphasizing that not one prosecution witness had recalled seeing the defendant wield the saw-toothed knife identified as the murder weapon.

Defense attorney William Keahon took three hours to review the testimony of 25 prosecution witnesses...

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