NELSON COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Brooks Houck, the man convicted of murdering his girlfriend Crystal Rogers and tampering with physical evidence, has filed an appeal with the Kentucky Supreme Court challenging multiple court rulings from his case.

Houck was sentenced to life in prison on Sept. 22 after a Nelson County jury found him guilty of murder and complicity to tampering with physical evidence in connection with Rogers' 2015 disappearance. The 43-year-old filed his notice of appeal on Oct. 6, seeking to overturn his conviction and several key court decisions made during the court proceedings.

The appeal challenges six specific court orders, including the judge's refusal to recuse himself from the case, the consolidation of Houck's trial with co-defendant Joseph Lawson, and multiple ev

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