(WAVE/WKYT) – One of the men found guilty in connection with the murder of Crystal Rogers wants to clear his name.
Joseph Lawson filed an appeal on Wednesday, April 15, seeking to have his conviction thrown out.
Lawson was sentenced to 25 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with physical evidence. He’s now asking the Kentucky Supreme Court to throw out that ruling. His request for a new trial has already been denied.
Lawson was tried, along with Brooks Houck, Rogers’ then-boyfriend, with whom she shared a young son. Houck was convicted of murder and tampering with physical evidence and received a sentence of life.
Joseph’s father, Steven Lawson, was also tried and convicted of conspiracy to murder and tampering with physical evidence last summer. He was sentenced to 17 years in prison.
Steven Lawson filed his appeal last week on Thursday, April 9.