Trial Venue, Media Coverage Latest Dispute in Fatal Crash
Flathead Beacon Headlines
September 05, 2010 7:48 AM
The latest battle in the case of an Evergreen teenager charged with two counts of deliberate homicide is over the location of her pending trial, a matter that is scheduled to be resolved on Sept. 15.
Seventeen-year-old Justine Winter’s defense counsel claims she will not receive a fair and impartial jury if she is tried in Flathead County because of the nature of and response to media coverage of the case.
The defense requested to change the trial location on Aug. 17.
