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    James Mallory Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison in 2012 KY Murder of Gregory Holt


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    Fight over death penalty postpones murder trial

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. —A fight over the death penalty has postponed the trial of a Louisville man charged with killing a 15-year-old boy.

    James Mallory and two other men were set to go to trial Friday in the death of Gregory Holt.

    The teenager was shot in April 2012.

    Police believe it was in retaliation because Holt is the son of Kendra Wilson.

    She pleaded guilty last November to her role in trying to kill Mallory days before her son was murdered.

    Mallory's attorneys are trying to get police interviews thrown out, and stop him from facing the death penalty.

    Mallory will be back in court next week.

    http://www.wlky.com/news/local-news/...#ixzz2tzEK6xEy

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    Murder suspect accused of trying to have witness killed due in court

    A court hearing is set Monday for a murder suspect charged with trying to solicit a fellow inmate to kill a co-defendant in his case.

    Prosecutors said James Mallory also offered the inmate money or drugs to make up false testimony.

    The target of the alleged murder-for-hire plot was Anthony Hogan.

    He was due to testify against Mallory in his upcoming murder trial.

    http://www.wlky.com/article/murder-s...-court/3766210
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    Death penalty trial delayed after public defender's office accused of concealing bullet casings for six years

    By Jason Riley
    WDRB News

    LOUISVILLE, Ky., – Nearly six years after 15-year-old Gregory Holt was shot to death in his mother’s apartment, the man charged with his murder, James Mallory, was supposed to finally stand trial Friday.

    But the death penalty case was delayed Thursday for a reason the judge said “appalled” her and raised questions about whether a crime may have been committed by the defense team for one of the men allegedly involved in the slaying.

    Just this week, the Jefferson Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office found out an investigator and attorneys for a co-defendant, and key witness against Mallory, have for six years been in possession of bullet casings possibly linked to the shooting -- without disclosing them.

    “How is this not tampering with physical evidence?” Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Susan Schultz Gibson asked twice in court on Wednesday after learning about the issue. Tampering with evidence is a felony. “I have a tremendous concern about that. … You can’t make this stuff up.”

    Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Dorislee Gilbert said prosecutors were talking on Tuesday with Anthony Hogan, who was also charged in the murder of Holt but agreed to testify against Mallory as part of a plea deal, about his upcoming testimony when they learned his attorney had the shell casings.

    Attorney Angela Elleman of the Louisville Public Defender’s office and an investigator working with her dug up the shell casings buried in a tree stump outside a bar in Louisville just months after the April 11, 2012, murder, according to evidence discussed in a court hearing on Wednesday.

    The casings have been in a safe at the public defender’s office since being collected, Gilbert said in the hearing. Dan Goyette, head of the public defender’s office, said Thursday he would offer comment about the issue sometime Friday. Elleman said she could not immediately comment when reached by phone Friday.

    Gibson said in court Wednesday that she needed to “figure out” why the evidence was never turned over and “what further action needs to be taken.”

    Hogan allegedly claims he saw Mallory bury the shell casings after Holt was shot to death in his mother’s apartment near Dixie Highway and East Rockford Lane. The defense team dug them up in June 2012, after Hogan had been arrested.

    Holt was a student at Farnsley Middle School. Prosecutors have said Holt’s mother, Kendra Wilson, participated in a robbery and attempted execution of Mallory hours earlier, and that Mallory shot the teen while trying to retaliate against Wilson.

    While the Mallory murder case has dragged on for years – with the trial postponed numerous times for various reasons – this is the first time prosecutors or Mallory’s defense team learned about the shell casings.

    Gilbert said Louisville Metro Police immediately retrieved the shell casings and they are being tested to see if they match the gun recovered from the shooting.

    Hogan was pulled over in April 2012 in possession of the gun, but he has accused Mallory of firing the shots that killed the teen. He told police the men drove to the apartment, Mallory kicked in the door, planning to attack Wilson, and fired shots into the darkened home, killing the teen.

    Mallory's attorneys, Darren Wolff and Mark Hall, asked for a delay in the trial while the casings are tested, saying the results could help or hurt Mallory's case.

    During a second hearing Thursday, Mallory stood up, arguing against the delay and claiming Hogan was the killer.

    Gibson delayed the trial until September.

    As for whether prosecutors will seek charges against the defense attorneys or ask for any sanctions, Gilbert said, “I don’t know what the plan is yet.”

    http://www.wdrb.com/story/37577622/d...-for-six-years
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    Defense attorneys seek removal of prosecutors in murder case delayed after public defenders allegedly concealed evidence

    By Jason Riley
    WDRB

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Attorneys for a man charged with the 2012 murder of 15-year-old Gregory Holt have asked a judge to remove the Jefferson Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office from the death penalty case, arguing the prosecutors have now become necessary witnesses for the trial.

    The request further complicates a case already marked with surprise revelations that lawyers concealed evidence and may have broken the law.

    Late last month, as James Mallory was days away from standing trial, prosecutors found out an investigator and attorneys for a co-defendant, and key witness against Mallory, have for six years been in possession of bullet casings possibly linked to the shooting -- without disclosing them.

    At the time, the judge said the actions “appalled” her and raised questions about whether a crime may have been committed by the defense team for one of the men allegedly involved in the slaying.

    “How is this not tampering with physical evidence?” Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Susan Schultz Gibson asked twice in court on Feb. 23 after learning about the issue. Tampering with evidence is a felony. “I have a tremendous concern about that. … You can’t make this stuff up.”

    Now, Mallory’s attorneys, Darren Wolff and Mark Hall, claim that prosecutors have a conflict in interest because of their role as witnesses in the case and as potential investigators of the co-defendant and his attorneys.

    The attorneys argue prosecutors will need to testify as to how exactly they learned co-defendant Anthony Hogan and his attorneys came into possession of the bullet casings. In addition, they say, the Commonwealth's Attorney's office has a duty to investigate the defense attorneys and Hogan, who was also charged in the murder of Holt but agreed to testify against Mallory as part of a plea deal.

    Attorney Angela Elleman of the Louisville Public Defender’s office, and an investigator working with her, dug up the shell casings buried in a tree stump outside a bar in Louisville just months after the April 11, 2012, murder, according to evidence discussed in a court hearing last month.

    Hogan allegedly claims he saw Mallory bury the shell casings after Holt was shot to death in his mother’s apartment near Dixie Highway and East Rockford Lane.

    The casings had been in a safe at the Jefferson County Public Defender’s office until Louisville Metro Police recently took them for testing.

    The lead prosecutor, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Dorislee Gilbert, will likely be called to testify as to her conversation with Hogan and Elleman, according to the motion.

    In an interview Friday, Gilbert declined to comment on the motion, saying she needed more time to review it. Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Jeff Cooke, a spokesman for the office, said prosecutors would file an objection to the motion arguing "there is no basis in law to disqualify us."

    Cooke said prosecutors have "acted appropriately under the circumstances" and are not "material witnesses" in the case.

    Wolff and Hall also argue in the motion “that a crime may very well have been committed by Mr. Hogan and/or his attorney(s) in relation to collection and lack of disclosure of shell casings.”

    Since the Jefferson Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office would be responsible for investigating that case, it “leads to the logical conclusion that they cannot fairly investigate and prosecute individuals they clearly consider to be their most important allies in the prosecution of James Mallory,” the defense attorneys wrote.

    Cooke said if there is at some point an investigation that leads to charges, a special prosecutor could be appointed if a judge decided it was necessary.

    Elleman has declined to comment. But Dan Goyette, head of the public defender’s office, has said that "after a careful review of the rather complex legal and evidentiary situation that arose in this case, it’s clear that the actions of Mr. Hogan’s attorneys were directed in the best interests of their client and were consistent with their professional obligations."

    Gibson has said in court that she needed to “figure out” why the evidence was never turned over and “what further action needs to be taken.”.

    Holt was a student at Farnsley Middle School. Prosecutors have said Holt’s mother, Kendra Wilson, participated in a robbery and attempted execution of Mallory hours earlier, and that Mallory shot the teen while trying to retaliate against Wilson.

    Hogan was pulled over in April 2012 in possession of the gun, but he has accused Mallory of firing the shots that killed the teen. He told police the men drove to the apartment, Mallory kicked in the door, planning to attack Wilson, and fired shots into the darkened home, killing the teen.

    http://www.wdrb.com/story/37688089/d...ealed-evidence
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    Concealment of evidence in 2012 capital murder case leads to 7th delay

    Judge Susan Schultz Gibson ruled Tuesday that James Mallory’s attorneys for the last three years have a conflict of interest and she must find him new representation.

    By Jason Riley
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    LOUISVILLE, Ky., (WDRB) – For the seventh time, the death penalty trial for a Louisville man charged with killing 15-year-old Gregory Holt in 2012 has been postponed – this time because a judge decided his attorneys have a conflict of interest.

    James Mallory’s trial was supposed to begin Friday in the slaying of the teen, who is believed to have been an unintended target when he was shot in his home about six and a half years ago.

    But Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Susan Schultz Gibson ruled Tuesday that Mallory’s attorneys for the last three years have a conflict of interest and she must find him new representation.

    The case is already one of oldest pending in Louisville and Gibson said she did not know how long it would take to find new attorneys.

    Mallory asked that he be tried within six months.

    This delay was prompted by what Gibson previously deemed potentially “criminal” actions by the Louisville Public Defender’s office in February.

    Gibson postponed the trial at that time after the Jefferson Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office found out an investigator and attorneys for a co-defendant, and key witness against Mallory, had for six years been in possession of bullet casings possibly linked to the shooting -- without disclosing them.

    Mallory’s attorneys, Darren Wolff and Mark Hall, called the actions by public defender Angela Elleman and the investigator working with her unethical and “most likely criminal.”

    Gibson also repeatedly asked in court whether concealing the shell casings amounted to a criminal offense, specifically tampering with physical evidence.

    But the head of the public defender’s office, Dan Goyette, defended the actions in a statement to WDRB News in February:

    “After a careful review of the rather complex legal and evidentiary situation that arose in this case, it’s clear that the actions of Mr. Hogan’s attorneys were directed in the best interests of their client and were consistent with their professional obligations."

    Since Hall and Wolff were hired by Goyette's’s office as outside counsel for Mallory, Gibson found they had a conflict of interest and it was up to Mallory to decide whether to waive the conflict and continue with the two lawyers.

    The judge assigned another attorney, Thomas Clay, to work with Mallory to determine whether he felt Hall and Wolff could sufficiently defend him and vigorously attack issues with the public defender’s office’s handling of the case. Goyette's office not only pays Hall and Wolff but would make the decision whether to hire them as outside counsel for other cases as well.

    On Tuesday, however, Mallory told the judge he needed more time to talk with Clay before making a decision.

    Gibson expressed frustration, telling Mallory “we are not in a situation where I am going to allow this to go on.”

    Instead, Gibson ruled Mallory was not waiving the conflict of interest and she would assign him new attorneys.

    “I have no idea how long it’s going to take to find somebody,” she said. A new court date has been set for next month.

    After the hearing, Wolff said he and Hall got along well with Mallory, but said he understood the judge's ruling.

    “I think the public defender’s decision in June 2012 to go out and collect evidence in a capital murder case and to basically hide that evidence for over 5 ½ years has led to some unfortunate results, including the conflict that developed in this case,” Wolff said.

    Elleman and and an investigator working with her dug up the shell casings buried in a tree stump outside a bar in Louisville.

    The casings were kept in a safe at the public defender’s office. Recent testing has matched the casings to the shooting.

    Hogan allegedly claims he saw Mallory bury the shell casings after Holt was shot to death in his mother’s apartment near Dixie Highway and East Rockford Lane. The defense team dug them up in June 2012, after Hogan had been arrested.

    Holt was a student at Farnsley Middle School. Prosecutors have said Holt’s mother, Kendra Wilson, participated in a robbery and attempted execution of Mallory hours earlier, and that Mallory shot the teen while trying to retaliate against Wilson.

    Hogan was pulled over in April 2012 in possession of the gun, but he has accused Mallory of firing the shots that killed the teen. He told police the men drove to the apartment, Mallory kicked in the door, planning to attack Wilson, and fired shots into the darkened home, killing the teen.

    http://www.wdrb.com/story/39114157/c...s-to-7th-delay

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    Defense attorney accused of felony for hiding bullet casings in Louisville death penalty case

    By Jason Riley
    WDRB

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – A lawyer for a man charged with killing 15-year-old Gregory Holt in 2012 claims an attorney with the Louisville Public Defender’s office committed a felony by hiding key evidence in the death penalty case.

    The attorney for James Mallory said in a recently filed motion that public defender Angela Elleman “concealed” bullet casings linked to the shooting at the request of her client, Anthony Hogan, a co-defendant in the murder case.

    In the motion, filed late last month, Lexington attorney Gregory Coulson asked Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Susan Schultz Gibson to investigate whether Elleman and any other employees with the public defender’s office have committed a crime, specifically felony tampering with physical evidence.

    That investigation should include a review of Elleman’s communications with her client and prosecutors as well as an inspection of the defense’s case file to “determine that the services of (the defense team) have been used in furtherance of a crime or fraud upon the court,” according to Coulson’s motion.

    Mallory’s trial was delayed earlier this year after the Jefferson Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office found out Elleman and an investigator working with the public defender’s office had for six years been in possession of the casings without disclosing them.

    In hearings about the issue, Gibson has repeatedly asked whether concealing the shell casings amounted to tampering with physical evidence. No charges have been filed.

    But the head of the public defender’s office, Dan Goyette, has defended the actions in a previous statement to WDRB News:

    “After a careful review of the rather complex legal and evidentiary situation that arose in this case, it’s clear that the actions of Mr. Hogan’s attorneys were directed in the best interests of their client and were consistent with their professional obligations."

    Elleman did not immediately return a phone message Wednesday.

    In the recent motion, Coulson, who recently took over representing Mallory, acknowledged that requesting an investigation by the judge of the public defender’s office is unusual, but argued that the “conduct is clearly felonious.”

    Elleman and an investigator dug up the shell casings buried in a tree stump outside a bar in Louisville just months after the April 11, 2012, murder.

    The casings were put in a safe at the public defender’s office for years until prosecutors learned of them in February when talking with Hogan about his agreement to testify against Mallory days before Mallory’s trial was to begin.

    Hogan claims he saw Mallory bury the shell casings after Holt was shot to death in his mother’s apartment near Dixie Highway and East Rockford Lane.

    Coulson said that Elleman – identified only as A.E. in the motion – posted a picture on social media in 2013 showing her in the tree stump with the evidence.

    “The conduct of attorney A.E. in conspiracy with Mr. Hogan has crossed over from zealous advocacy within the bounds of ethical and legal constraints to criminal conduct,” Coulson wrote.

    Coulson has also requested that Elleman’s communications with police, prosecutors, jail officials or other law enforcement agencies be turned over to the defense.

    The case is scheduled to be heard in court on Dec. 19.

    Holt was a student at Farnsley Middle School. Prosecutors have said Holt’s mother, Kendra Wilson, participated in a robbery and attempted execution of Mallory hours earlier, and that Mallory shot the teen while trying to retaliate against Wilson.

    https://www.wdrb.com/in-depth/defens...e6c463e66.html
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    Judge orders further DNA testing on bullet casings concealed before murder trial

    A Louisville judge has ordered DNA testing on bullet casings that came to light 6 years after James Mallory allegedly shot and killed 15-year-old Gregory Holt in his mother’s apartment.

    The testing, Mallory’s attorneys believe, will show that any DNA found on the casings belong to a co-defendant, Anthony Hogan, who has agreed to testify against Mallory and has been allowed to remain out of jail.

    The existence of the shells was only revealed days before Mallory’s death penalty trial was supposed to begin in 2018, when the Jefferson Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office found out an investigator and attorneys for Hogan had been in possession of the casings without disclosing them.

    Hogan, who was also found in possession of the murder weapon, has claimed Mallory shot Holt and hid the casings in a tree stump. Mallory’s attorneys claim Hogan was the shooter.

    Previously, testing on the casings was said to be inconclusive.

    Now, however, Mallory’s attorneys say a recently received report from the Kentucky State police lab shows DNA results on one of the casings was “consistent with Hogan and exclude Mallory,” according to a motion filed by Eric Eckes, who represents Mallory.

    On Monday, Eckes asked for, and was granted, permission for a new DNA swab of Hogan to be taken for additional testing.

    If further testing conclusively shows Hogan’s DNA on the casings, then he has told "a whopper of a lie" in saying he saw Mallory hide the shells, Eckes told Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Susan Schultz Gibson on Monday.

    Attorney Angela Elleman of the Louisville Public Defender’s office and an investigator working with her dug up the shell casings buried in a tree stump outside a bar in Louisville just months after the April 11, 2012, murder.

    The casings were put in a safe at the public defender’s office for years until prosecutors learned of them when talking with Hogan about his agreement to testify against Mallory days before Mallory’s 2018 trial was to begin.

    A special prosecutor outside of Jefferson County is investigating whether any crime was committed by Hogan’s defense team.

    Hogan allegedly claims he saw Mallory bury the shell casings after Holt was shot to death in his mother’s apartment near Dixie Highway and East Rockford Lane. The defense team dug them up in June 2012, after Hogan had been arrested.

    Holt was a student at Farnsley Middle School. Prosecutors have said Holt’s mother, Kendra Wilson, participated in a robbery and attempted execution of Mallory hours earlier, and that Mallory shot the teen while trying to retaliate against Wilson.

    The Mallory murder case has dragged on for years – with the trial postponed numerous times for various reasons – and because of the new testing, it has been again delayed from June to September.

    Hogan was pulled over in April 2012 in possession of the gun, but he has accused Mallory of firing the shots that killed the teen. He told police the men drove to the apartment, Mallory kicked in the door, planning to attack Wilson, and fired shots into the darkened home, killing the teen.

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    James Mallory pleads guilty to manslaughter in shooting death of 15-year-old

    By Dustin Vogt
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    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A Louisville man accused of killing a 15-year-old boy and conspiring to kill one of his co-defendants has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

    James Mallory, 39, entered a guilty plea to manslaughter in the first degree and burglary in the second degree in relation to the death of 15-year-old Gregory Holt, according to Jefferson Commonwealth Attorney Tom Wine.

    The plea was entered on Dec. 21, and the case was set to go to trial on Feb. 11, 2022.

    Mallory is not eligible for probation and was sentenced by a court to serve 19 years in prison.

    Back in April 2012, Holt was shot in his home at the Walnut Grove Apartment Complex on Clover Street. Holt’s mother, Kendra Wilson, made the discovery after finding her front door kicked in and her son’s bedroom door with bullet holes in it.

    Mallory was one of three suspects that had broken into the apartment early that morning. He had previously told investigators that he was not the one who killed Holt. He also later said that Wilson was the intended target.

    Wilson was arrested a few weeks later after it was discovered she allegedly lured Mallory down an alleyway where two men waited in an attempt to shoot and kill him. That incident happened a day before 15-year-old Gregory was shot and killed.

    Court documents show Wilson entered a guilty plea for facilitated robbery first degree, wanton endangerment first degree and intimidating a participant in legal process, serving a seven-and-a-half year sentence. Charges for attempted murder were dismissed by the prosecutor.

    Two other men, William O’Bannon and Brandon Bartee, entered guilty pleas in the case of attempting to murder Mallory.

    https://www.wave3.com/2021/12/21/jam...h-15-year-old/

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