(WKYT) – Attorney General Russell Coleman is asking the Kentucky Supreme Court to uphold the murder conviction for Brooks Houck.
Houck is one of the three men convicted in the murder of Crystal Rogers last year. He filed an appeal with the Kentucky Supreme Court in January to have his conviction overturned.
In response, Attorney General Coleman filed a brief, arguing in support of the substantial proof presented against Houck at last year’s murder trial in Warren County.
“A loving mother of five doesn’t just walk away and vanish. But that is what Brooks Houck would have this Court believe happened. That’s because he killed Crystal,” the brief reads.
“For a decade, Crystal Rogers’ loved ones waited in agony for justice. Now, the man at the center of the crime that stole a mother from her children is once again trying to escape responsibility,” said Attorney General Coleman. “Along with prosecutors, our partners in law enforcement, and all those who worked so hard to secure this guilty verdict, we are fighting to finally deliver closure to the Rogers and Ballard families.”