The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has scheduled oral arguments for July 25 in the appeal of former Allegheny County Coroner Cyril Wecht. The primary issue on appeal is the defense motion for dismissal on grounds that a retrial would violate Wecht’s constitutional protection against double jeopardy (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette).
US District Judge Arthur Schwab last Monday canceled the retrial, which had been scheduled to begin tomorrow, and released about 250 prospective jurors back into the pool for future jury duty (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review). On Friday, to no one’s surprise, Schwab denied defense motions to acquit Wecht, to dismiss all charges and to suppress certain evidence at the second trial (Tribune-Review).
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