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Jury seated in Entwistle trial
Summary from multiple countries, from articles in English
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British man Neil Entwistle is about to go on trial in the US accused of murdering his wife and baby daughter, but some question whether the media speculation around the case has made a fair trial impossible. (article 1)
They had just rented a large, attractive home in the quiet hamlet of Hopkinton, a suburb of Boston. (article 1)
Neil Entwistle from Worksop, Nottinghamshire, denies murdering his wife Rachel and nine-month-old daughter Lillian in January 2006. (article 2)
Mr Entwistle faces life in prison, without the possibility of parole, if convicted by the court in Boston. (article 2)
After his family's deaths Mr Entwistle flew to the UK on a one-way ticket - to his parents' home in Worksop. (article 2)
Opening statements are slated for Friday morning in the highly publicized trial of Neil Entwistle, the British man accused of shooting to death his wife and daughter in 2006 in their Hopkinton home. (article 3)
Defense attorney Elliott Weinstein immediately asked Judge Diane Kottmyer to change the venue or dismiss the case, arguing that the comments bolstered his contention that his client cannot get a fair trial because the case has drawn so much publicity. (article 4)
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Entwistle, trial, Neil, Weinstein, Kottmyer |
Source articles
- Fairness of US murder trial questioned (BBC News, 06/06/2008, 484 words)
- Briton's US murder trial starts (BBC News, 06/06/2008, 221 words)
- Jury seated in Entwistle trial (boston.com, 06/05/2008, 368 words)
- Jury bias issue resurfaces at Entwistle trial (boston.com, 06/04/2008, 320 words)
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