The attorney for one of four people accused of murdering six Mexican immigrants has asked the judge to move the trial away from the Tift County area saying extensive publicity has made it impossible to seat an impartial jury there.
In the venue change motion, the attorney says media accounts, word-of-mouth publicity and "untruths and misleading information" spread by "law enforcement agents" made moving the trial necessary.
In another motion, the defense sought to bar the prosecution from seeking the death penalty. Another motion seeks to keep the jury from seeing the victims' friends and family in the courthouse.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for two black men accused of killing six Mexican men and injuring atleast six others in 2005.
Friday, July 27, 2007
Move sought for Tift county murder trial
