Ex-forensic official loses bid to toss corpse abuse charges
A Delaware judge has refused to dismiss an indictment against a former state forensic investigator charged with abusing corpses
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A Delaware judge has refused to dismiss an indictment against a former state forensic investigator charged with abusing corpses
A Delaware judge has refused to dismiss an indictment against a former state forensic investigator charged with abusing corpses. The judge rejected defense arguments that the indictment against 42-year-old James Schaeffer-Patton should be dismissed because the statutory language regarding abuse of a corpse is vague and “offends due process.” The judge noted noted in last week’s ruling that the challenges surrounding a forensic investigator’s job might differ from those of a layman but that doesn’t make the law void. Patton is facing two misdemeanor counts alleging the improperly hand...
DOVER, Del. (AP) -- A Delaware judge has refused to dismiss corpse abuse charges against a former state forensic investigator accused of improperly
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