Friday, July 02, 2010
Dismemberment Trial Hinges On Witness Credibility
KENTUCKY...
A northern Kentucky judge's ruling on whether a state witness's testimony was credible could be the deciding factor in a murder trial. During closing arguments at the dismemberment murder trial of former strip club owner Raymond Clutter in Burlington on Wednesday, the public defender said Paul Anthony White lied. Attorney Jason Gilbert said Clutter wouldn't have had time to commit the crime as described by White. Clutter is accused in the rape and murder of Peggy Casey. Parts of her body were discovered spread across west-central Ohio after she was killed 16 years ago. Commonwealth's Attorney Linda Tally Smith said the government's case rests on White's testimony. Special Judge David Melcher heard the bench trial and will render a verdict July 22.
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