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Hometown News: Jury selection in Jupiter murder trial to start

By Ron Chapman

The following story appeared April 4, 2008 in the Palm Beach County edition of Hometown News:By Michelle GentileStaff writerJUPITER - For the first time since her son was murdered two years ago, Charla Las Casas is flying back to Jupiter. She wants to be there when attorneys start selecting the jury next week for one of two trials to be held in the murder of her son.Denny Rowland, 21, died the morning of Feb. 10, 2006, after two men entered their Jupiter home and held her son at gunpoint and held her hostage, according to police reports. Later, her son died on the kitchen floor from gunshot wounds that hit his aorta."I was there for his last breath," said Ms. Las Casas. "His ashes will be with me in court where we'll await justice...continue to full post

Full post as published by Palm Beach Criminal Defense Blog on April 09, 2008 (boomark / email).