ROCK HILL, S.C. — A South Carolina judge denied the request for a retrial and a shorter sentence for a man convicted of killing a retired police officer.
Rock Hill Lieutenant Larry Vaughn was found dead in his downtown apartment in 2021.
Even Hawthorne was arrested the next day. In September, he was found guilty and sentenced to life.
Our partners at the Rock Hill Herald report the defense wanted a retrial to include a knife found at the scene in the evidence.
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