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Conroy attorney tries to shake detective's testimony

Originally published: April 6, 2010 3:52 PM
Updated: April 6, 2010 10:01 PM
By KATHLEEN KERR AND CARL MACGOWAN.  kathleen.kerr@newsday.com., carl.macgowan@newsday.com

Quick ReadDefense attorney William Keahon spent much of the day cross-examining Det. John McLeer, who questioned Jeffrey Conroy after the attack.

Detective John McLeer, left, of the Suffolk County

Photo credit: Joseph D. Sullivan | Detective John McLeer, left, of the Suffolk County Homicide Squad leaves court after giving his testimony in the trial of Jeffrey Conroy. (April 5, 2010)

The attorney for a Medford teenager accused of fatally stabbing an Ecuadorean immigrant tried Tuesday to cast doubt on parts of a statement taken by the lead Suffolk County police detective in the case.

Defense attorney William Keahon spent much of the day cross-examining Det. John McLeer, a prosecution witness, and asking how McLeer had questioned defendant Jeffrey Conroy, 19.

Conroy,...

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