New Trial Date Set After Verdict Vacated for Man Accused of Murdering Family as Teen

Gavin Smith murder retrial set after conviction overturned by WV Supreme Court

A new trial date has been scheduled for Gavin Blaine Smith after the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled to overturn his initial conviction. On Wednesday, Smith's new trial was scheduled in Kanawha County Circuit Court for Nov. 6.

New trial date set after verdict vacated for man accused of murdering family as teen

Video of previous coverage KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK)-- A new trial date has been set for Gavin Smith, the man accused and convicted of murdering his family in 2020. The West Virginia State Supreme Court overturned Smith's conviction last month, after it said the Circuit Court prejudiced Smith when it told the jury he would be eligible for parole after 15 years. This means Smith will have a new trial in the quadruple murder case for which he w…

Grandfather's anguish reignites as Supreme Court overturns convictions in family murders

A West Virginia man who lost nearly his entire family in a 2020 quadruple homicide is speaking publicly for the first time.

Kansas State Supreme Court vacates conviction of murder suspect of Olathe woman

The Kansas Supreme Court has overturned the conviction of a man accused of killing a pregnant woman in Olathe in 2018. On June 27, the Kansas State Supreme vacated the conviction of Devonte Wash, 33, who was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison without parole for capital murder on June 24, 2022, in Johnson County District Court. Wash was charged with the crime in the Jan. 30, 2018, death of Ashley Harlan, 23, and her unborn child, after …

New trial date set for Elkview homicide case after previous verdict was vacated

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –A new trial date has been set for a Kanawha County man who was previously convicted of killing four family members in 2020. Gavin Smith, 21, was in court Wednesday for a status hearing where Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Kenneth Ballard set the new dates. Smith was convicted in December 2022 of…