Lawrence appeals conviction

A notice of appeal for Lewis Lawrence, 22, former Moscow resident, was filed Friday in Whitman County Superior court. Lawrence has been sentenced to a maximum 75 years in prison after being convicted of three counts of attempted murder.

An order of indigency was also issued by the court to provide Lawrence with legal services in pursuing the appeal to Division III court in Spokane.

Lawrence was sentenced by Judge William Acey of Asotin County April 21. He is now undergoing assessment at the Department of Corrections facility at Shelton. He was convicted April 16.

In his notice appeal, which wa...