Man charged with murdering Little Rock hairdresser fit to stand trial

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Updated: 11/29/2012 4:46 pm

Published: 11/29/2012 3:36 pm

LITTLE ROCK, AR – A Little Rock man has been found fit to stand trial, FOX16 has learned.

According to reports, 26-year-old Stephen Shaw has been found fit to stand trial on charges of capital murder and theft of receiving.

Shaw was charged in the murder of 41-year-old Wesley Burris, a Little Rock hairdresser found unresponsive and later pronounced dead at his home in April 2012 after firefighters responded to reports about Burris' SUV being on fire.

Another man, 26-year-old Antonio Suggs, was also arrested for theft by receiving in connection with this incident.

Shaw’s jury trial is set to begin on February 13.

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tiredofbs - 12/2/2012 8:33 PM

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WE NEED OUR LEGISLATURE TO MAKE A LAW DEMANDING THE CRIMINAL'S FAMILY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERY CENT OF THE COST OF INCARCERATION UPON CONVICTION AND AS SOON AS THE MONEY RUNS OUT HELLO MR. SPARKEY FRY'EM

guzzler - 11/30/2012 8:24 AM

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Good point Butch, it just sucks we can't fry these mankeys and be done with them

Butch54 - 11/30/2012 6:25 AM

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Our beloved supreme court are not the ones that write our laws. They only oversee the use and enforcement of them. That's there job. It's the state governments job to write them. Why haven't they fixed it. They have known it isn't right for how long. Next election be sure how the person your voting for feels about it and what they plan to do to fix it. Blaming the wrong people is like beating an anvil with a feather. You don't kill the chickens because there isn't any butter do you. For the confused here is your sign. Your legislators are your law makers. Not the courts.

protector20 - 11/29/2012 8:42 PM

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Unfortunately, even if Prosecuting Attorney Jegley were to seek the death penalty, our beloved state Supreme Court will find some way to make sure it doesn't happen. Another piece of cr&p we're going to have to feed and house for the next 50 years.

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