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| JUDGE RULES KING’S STATEMENTS PUBLIC RECORD |
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WENGNews writes, "A SARASOTA CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE RULED ON WEDNESDAY THAT STATEMENTS MADE TO POLICE AND WITNESSES BY MICHAEL KING, THE MAN ACCUSED OF KIDNAPPING AND MURDERING DENISE LEE BACK IN JANUARY, ARE PUBLIC RECORDS AND SHOULD BE RELEASED TO THE MEDIA. ATTORNEYS FOR KING HAVE BEEN TRYING TO KEEP THE STATEMENT SUPPRESSED SINCE HIS ARREST BACK ON JANUARY 17TH, BUT JUDGE DENO ECONOMU RULED THE RECORDS WILL NOT AFFECT THE DEFENSE’S CASE, AND HE ORDERED THEM RELEASED ON FRIDAY. HOWEVER, ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER JOHN SCOTESE IS LIKELY TO APPEAL THE DECISION, FURTHER DELAYING THE RELEASE OF THE DOCUMENTS. KING APPEARED IN COURT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HIS ARREST, WEARING A YELLOW JUMP SUIT AND SPORTING A FULL BEARD. HE DID NOT SAY A WORD DURING THE PROCEEDINGS…INSTEAD HE JUST STARED AHEAD AS HE SAT BEHIND HIS DEFENSE TEAM. ECONOMU ALSO SET A TRIAL DATE OF NOVEMBER 17TH FOR KING, WHO FACES THE DEATH PENALTY IF CONVICTED OF THE FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGES HE FACES."
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Posted on Apr 17, 2008 04:52am.
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