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Case dropped for U.S. Census taker accused of trespassing in northern York County Updated Apr 29, 2021; York County prosecutors have dropped the case against a U.S. Census taker who was charged with trespassing on private property in northern York County while doing her job. Margaret C. Powell, 53 of Heidelberg Township, was scheduled to have a habeas corpus hearing Thursday morning in York County Court. Such hearings determine whether a criminal defendant is properly or wrongly charged. But i...

York Dispatch York County prosecutors have dropped the case against a U.S. Census taker who was charged with trespassing on private property in northern York County while doing her job. Margaret C. Powell, 53, of Heidelberg Township, was scheduled to have a habeas corpus hearing Thursday morning in York County Court. Such hearings determine whether a criminal defendant is properly or wrongly charged. But instead of holding the hearing, presiding Common Pleas Judge Gregory M. Snyder dismissed th...