RITENOUR WANTS PAST STATEMENTS KEPT OUT OF SECOND MURDER TRIAL

Ritenour wants past statements kept out of second murder trial

An Oskaloosa woman who’s getting a new trial for killing her daughter wants her previous statements kept out of the new trial.  You’ll remember Alicia Ritenour was convicted in 2014 of killing her 17-month-old daughter, Ava.  But last December, an appeals court judge ordered a new trial for Ritenour, who had said her defense attorney was ineffective.  Now Ritenour’s attorneys are asking that the jury in the new trial not hear the transcript of her first trial.  There will be a hearing next month to decide the issue.  Ritenour’s new trial will begin August 13 in Lee County on a change of venue.

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