CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) – District Attorney General Stephen Hatchett indicated the conclusion of the Craig Liner case brings a difficult but meaningful sense of closure after a guilty plea brought the courtroom proceedings to an abrupt end.
Speaking on Mix 104.1, Hatchett reflected on how the case reached its resolution just as jury selection was about to begin.
He said that timing meant the case ended without a full jury trial, sparing the process of extended courtroom testimony and evidence being presented before a jury…