Emily Leonard’s family says no amount of prison would be enough for the man who fatally beat their loved one with a metal rod, causing her death in April 2022. A Linn County jury found Arthur Flowers, 62, charged with first-degree murder, guilty of voluntary manslaughter. Flowers on Friday was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
A Linn County jury finds a Cedar Rapids man guilty of a lesser charge, voluntary manslaughter, for beating 22-year-old woman with a metal rod. Prosecutor says this was a ‘brutal and unjustified“ killing.
Cedar Rapids man accused of fatally assaulting a woman with a board waived his right to a speedy trial right before his trial was scheduled to begin this week. The trial will be reset.
The lawyers said their client, Arthur Flowers, doesn’t trust them. He’s accused in the 2022 slaying of Emily Leonard, and his trial remains set to start next Tuesday.
A Cedar Rapids man found incompetent for trial last year has been found competetent, and his trial will begin Feb. 14. He demanded speedy trial.
Arthur Flowers, 62, is charged with killing a woman by beating her with a board in April. A judge ruled he is incompetent to stand trial, putting his case on hold.
A judge Monday suspended proceedings against a Cedar Rapids man, charged with beating to death a woman with a board, until he undergoes a mental evaluation.
A Cedar Rapids man accused of beating a woman to death with a board in April asked a judge Friday to represent himself. He is unhappy with his two lawyers and asked to represent himself with a stand-by lawyer to assist him.
A judge rules the Cedar Rapids man accused of killing a woman with a board made voluntary statements to police and those will be allowed at his trial next week. He was aware of his rights and waived those rights knowing the consequences, according to the ruling.
A judge denies a change of venue request for a Cedar Rapids man accused of beating to death a woman with a board.
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