BOULDER CITY (KTNV) — A Boulder City murder case is already turning contentious just weeks after charges were filed, with allegations that the suspect's lawyer made false statements in court, and claims that the court denied the victim's family their rights.
WATCH: 13 Investigates' Darcy Spears has the latest:
John Powell Morgan was due in court Tuesday for arraignment on the murder charge, but the case was continued, frustrating the family and friends of victim Scott Dingman.
Morgan shot Dingman to death in May 2021, claiming self-defense. The case was closed until my investigation uncovered flaws and inconsistencies in the original police investigation. Boulder City reopened the case, and Morgan was arrested and charged with murder in late October.
The murder case against Morgan took years to reach a courtroom. My investigation led to allegations of corruption, negligence and incompetence by Boulder City police, now the subject of a civil lawsuit. Now the court itself is being accused of violating victims' rights.
Boulder City Judge Christopher Tillman has already recused himself. Now Dingman's widow, Ashley, said she's had to fight for access.
Her attorney, Maggie McLetchie, said Ashley was illegally kept out of Morgan's bail hearing, despite Marsy's Law giving families of homicide victims rights in court.
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