Murder suspect defense readies for jury trial

Robert Torian of Hopkinsville appeared in Christian Circuit Court on Wednesday for a pretrial conference discussing the cases progression toward a jury trial on September 25.

Torian was charged with murder in the 2019 shooting death of Terrill Moore. Wednesday’s pretrial conference concerned preparations for the jury trial and a request for evidence suppression.

Torian’s defense requested to discuss possible evidence suppression, but Circuit Judge Andrew Self says that the motion can be discussed at a future pretrial conference.

Self says a jury will be selected by September 5.

Torian will have his final pretrial conference in Christian Circuit Court on September 13.