Tow Truck Slaying Trial Delayed in NC

Here's the Rocky Mount Telegram story:

NASHVILLE — The murder trial of a Rocky Mount man accused of shooting and killing a tow truck driver was delayed Monday to allow the defense time to review previously unreported evidence.

James Taylor Jr., 25, is charged with first degree murder in the Jan. 1, 2007 slaying of 24-year-old William "Lee" Corbett. Corbett was gunned down around 3 a.m. that night while attempting to tow an illegally parked vehicle outside a gun shop on North Church Street. He died in the hospital nine days later.

The trial was scheduled to begin Monday, but Taylor's defense attorney Steve Fisher submitted a motion to continue the trial until a later date.

Corbett's family was upset by the delay, but said they understood the situation.

N.C. Superior Court Judge Quentin Sumner granted the continuation, but urged both Fisher and Assistant District Attorney Keith Werner to be prepared come Aug. 11.

"This date is set in stone," Sumner said. "If anything else comes up at that time, it just won't be included."

Read Tuesday's edition of the Telegram for the complete story.