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Drug kingpin may get new trial

Appeals court orders hearing

By Shelley Murphy
Globe Staff / April 14, 2007

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A decade after Roxbury drug kingpin Dwayne Owens was sentenced to life in prison for murder, racketeering, and cocaine trafficking, a federal appeals court has ruled he may be entitled to a new trial based on his assertion that his family was barred from the courtroom during jury selection and that he was never told he had the right to ... (Full article: 441 words)

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