New trial venue in train station shooting
2012-03-16 05:31:25
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The murder trial against former Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer Johannes Mehserle will be moved to another county, a judge declared late last week.
Alameda County Superior Court Judge Morris Jacobson informed attorneys late Friday afternoon that the case against Mr. Mehserle should occur in another county because the 27-year-old cannot receive a fair trial in Alameda County, which is in the San Francisco Bay area.
Mr. Mehserle is accused of murder in the shooting of an unarmed, 22-year-old Oscar Grant III early New Year's Day.
Judge Jacobson did not set a date for a hearing on deciding a new venue for the case and said, for now, a Nov. 2 trial date will remain on the court calendar although the case is not expected to begin by then.
First Published October 18, 2009 12:34 am
