Status hearing set for man charged in student’s murder

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June 18, 2008

Anonymous The News Courier Wed Jun 18, 2008, 08:52 AM CDT

OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — An east Alabama judge wants an update on the status of a mental evaluation he ordered for the man charged in the March slaying of an Auburn University student.

Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob A. Walker III set a status conference for September 3.

23-year-old Courtney Lockhart of Smiths Station was charged with three counts of capital murder in the slaying of freshman Lauren Burk of Marietta, Ga. He also faces a robbery charge. Lockhart has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

Walker also signed an order allowing authorities to obtain saliva samples from Lockhart.

A gag order in the case has been in effect since April.

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Information from: Opelika-Auburn News

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