Judge Considering Moving Malvo 'Sniper' Trial
Posted on Wed Jun 11, 2003 at 11:05:05 PM EST
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The Judge in the trial of John Lee Malvo, the younger defendant in the "sniper case," has been scouting out alternative venues for the trial.
Roush and her staff traveled to Virginia Beach on Tuesday and are planning to visit adjacent Chesapeake soon, sources familiar with the trips said. Both cities have relatively new courthouses and may be considered far enough away from Washington and Richmond to have avoided the voluminous media attention paid to the sniper cases.
Mark J. Petrovich, one of Malvo's attorneys, welcomed the news that Roush was looking at other locations. "We're sure that in either of those two places, we'll be able to find well-intentioned, well-reasoned, intelligent jurors to hear the case," he said.
We think it's a no-brainer that the trial has to be moved.
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