A prominent Las Vegas lawyer on Wednesday took on the case of Kirstin Lobato, a woman serving a lengthy prison sentence for a killing she claims she did not commit.
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By WESLEY JUHL / RJ
New facts emerged Friday morning at a Clark County fact-finding review of the incident showing that James Smyth had changed in the months before school police officers fatally shot him.
By RACHEL CROSBY / RJ
Las Vegas homicide detectives considered 80 percent of their cases cleared by the end of 2015. Though Metro is trailing now, Lt. Dan McGrath said he expects a clearance rate of 75 percent by the end of this year. Valleywide, 60 percent of homicides have been cleared.
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