Defendant in Stanley Case Denies Guilt -- Watts Says He Can't Afford Lawyer

The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › April 01, 2010

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NASHVILLE - The Clarksville man who authorities charged with extorting $10,000 from former Germantown state senator Paul Stanley in a legislative intern sex scandal pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a Nashville courtroom.

Joel Palmer Watts, 28, told Davidson County Criminal Court Judge Seth Norman that he could not afford an attorney. The judge appointed Asst. Public Defender Laura Dykes to represent him.

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Defendant in Stanley Case Denies Guilt -- Watts Says He Can't Afford Lawyer

Although his next court appearance is set for April 29, Dykes said that if the case goes t...

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