WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A first-degree murder trial has been postponed at the request of lawyers for a 32-year-old Wichita man accused of injecting another man with a lethal dose of meth.
The Wichita Eagle reports that Dang Sean was scheduled to stand trial this week in Sedgwick County District Court. The was continued Tuesday at the request of the defense. A new date for the trial has not been set.
Prosecutors say they plan to seek a Hard 50 prison sentence if Sean is convicted.
Sean is accused of injecting Shawn Lindsey, 34, with a lethal dose of meth on Jan. 11, 2013. Prosecutors allege that Lindsey was killed to settle a debt that may have involved illegal drug transactions.