EKB News

Opening arguments got underway yesterday afternoon, in a case that sees a Sidney Man stand accused of causing the death of his close to two year old step daughter. 21 year old James Robinson of Dix Fork took his seat behind the defense table in Judge Eddy Coleman’s courtroom shortly after 2:30 yesterday, as Assistant Commonwealth Attorney Beth Burchett outlined the Murder case that she says, points to James Robinson as the Killer of 21 month old Holly Grace Lockard.
“You’re going to hear from Dr. Kristen Roth; she’ll tell you her medical opinion about what the cause of Holly’s death was” said Burchett who continued detailing the commonwealth’s assertion. “You’re going to hear about significant injuries to Holly’s arms; both her left and right arms. You’re going to hear about the absence of any medical treatment or intervention for those injuries and your going to hear about the age of those injuries”
However Defense Attorney Melissa Goodman argued that it was the young girls mother Amber Robinson who was responsible for death of Lockard, not her client.
“James had only gotten to know this child about two months before her death although he had expressed a desire to adopt her and he loved her.” Goodman said before taking aim at one of the Commonwealth’s key witnesses “Amber Robinson had been investigated by social services in South Carolina for the maltreatment of her treatment before she moved back to Pike County two months before Holly’s death.”
Amber Robinson, who was also charged with Murder after they were arrested in September of 2005, pleaded guilty to the charge in September of this past year, receiving a life sentence. The trial of James Robinson is expected to last through Thursday and EKB news will keep you updated on all the court proceedings all the way up until the verdict is read.