Co-accused in Jennifer Horne murder seeks trial by judge alone
Posted Apr 27, 2010 04:21:09 PM.
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A Dartmouth woman charged in a grisly murder is asking to have her case heard by a judge only.
Ashley Haley is charged along with her boyfriend in the December 2007 killing of Jennifer Horne.
If she doesn’t get that wish the Herald reports her lawyer wants a change of venue, with a jury made up of people from outside HRM.
Suspects accused of murder automatically go to trial with a judge and jury. If they want a judge alone or a change of venue the defence lawyer has to prove that not doing so would harm their client’s chances of a fair trial.
Haley’s lawyer says he’s concerned that extensive media coverage of the case may have tainted the opinions of potential jury members.
Haley and her common-law husband, Desmond Maguire, were arrested after Horne’s body was found wrapped in a carpet in the closet of a Dartmouth apartment.
Macguire’s lawyer will also seek the same changes to his trial.
