PRELIMINARY HEARING RESET

Thursday, June 28, 2007
by Aaron Scott

THE PRELIMNARY HEARING FOR A LEE COUNTY VIRGINIA MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING ANOTHER MAN HAS BEEN CONTINUED. 47 YEAR OLD BURLIE SHEPHERD IS CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE MURDER IN THE STABBING DEATH OF 36 YEAR OLD FRANKLIN ROBBINS OF KEOKEE. SHEPHERD ALLEGEDLY STABBED ROBBINS IN THE CHEST WITH A STEAK KNIFE DURING AN ALTERCATION EARLIER THIS MONTH. THE PRELIMINARY HEARING WAS CONTINUED TO ALLOW TIME FOR EVIDENCE TO BE RETURNED FROM THE STATE FORENSICS LABRATORY TO PROSECUTORS. SHEPHERD IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD ON 150-THOUSAND DOLLARS BOND AT THE SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA REGIONAL JAIL IN DUFFIELD. HIS PRELIMINARY HEARING IS SET FOR JULY 20TH.