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FRIDAY • MAY 30 • 2014
Beer bottle death trial begins anew
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Arguments underway in second look at whether reckless behavior led to Lawrence man’s demise By Peter Hancock phancock@ljworld.com
A second trial got underway Thursday in the case involving the violent death of a 27-year-old Lawrence man during a late night party in February 2012 in the Oread Neighborhood. Justin P. Gonzalez, of Merriam, is accused of hitting Nicholas Sardina over the head with a beer bottle during a house party near 14th and Kentucky streets. His first trial last year resulted in a mistrial when jurors were unable to arrive at a unanimous verdict. At issue is whether Gonzalez acted recklessly by trying to stop Sardina from attacking another friend during the fight, as prosecutors allege, or whether he acted reasonably in trying to protect his friend from serious harm, or even death, as the defense contends. Also at issue, based on questions asked during the jury selection process, may be whether Sardina’s drug and alcohol use that night played a role in the events that followed. Please see TRIAL, page 2A
$5 million grant to fuel phase one By Ben Unglesbee bunglesbee@ljworld.com
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SAME SPACE. MORE TRANSPARE THE PROPOSED REDESIGN of the Spencer Museum of Art would add a central staircase to the main court, top; enclose an expanded lobby in glass, above; and add floor-to-ceiling windows looking west toward the historic Martin Grove, right.
aralyn Reece Hardy called it one of the more exciting nights in the Spencer Museum of Art’s history. On Thursday, Hardy, the museum’s director, and architects from the New York-based firm Pei Cobb Freed & Partners unveiled designs for the first phase of the Spencer’s expansion and renovation to an audience of the museum’s donors. Architects began visiting Lawrence and brainstorming four years ago as the museum began raising funds for the Please see MUSEUM, page 2A
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Sidewalk Sale fee dodgers may face tougher rules Town Talk Mike Yoder/Journal-World Photo
THE PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE IN THE JURY TRIAL of Justin P. Gonzalez began Thursday in Douglas County District Court. Prosecutors say Gonzalez committed voluntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Nicholas Sardina, but defense attorneys argue Gonzalez was trying to protect a friend.
Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com
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But the nonprofit downtown group will need some help from Lawrence City Hall to tighten the rules. City commissioners soon are expected to decide whether to wade into the thicket. Whether it gets as messy as that “disagreement” regarding who had the last 40 percent-off Jayhawk golf shirt, I can’t say. (Really, my attorney tells me to never talk about that “incident” again.)
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I am used to the Downtown Lawrence Sidewalk Sale costing me significant money. (How significant? I find it is easier to measure it in Brink’s trucks rather than actual dollars.) But now costs may be rising for some businesses that participate in the sale as well. Downtown Lawrence Inc. is looking to crack down on businesses participating in the sale but not registering and paying the accompanying fee to Downtown Lawrence Inc.
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The event has to be paid for, and it is expensive.” — Sally Zogry, director of Downtown Lawrence Inc.
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Sandy Praeger, left, and Loring Henderson earn citizenship honors. Page 3A
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