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Sarah Boone's lawyer reacts to guilty verdict: 'Disappointed'
Attorney James Owens, who represented Sarah Boone during her murder trial, told reporters that he was "disappointed" in the jury's guilty verdict, but that he respected the jury's decision. He admitted the state had some strong evidence, but felt he and his team had some strong evidence as well. He said Boone was "shocked" at the guilty verdict on second-degree murder in the death of her boyfriend, Jorge Torres. Owens was the ninth lawyer to represent Boone. Boone went through went through 8 court-appointed lawyers previously, whom all withdrew due to differences with Boone or conflicts of interest.