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Change of Venue Granted in Jeremy Steinke Trial

By Rachel Plotnick

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Court of Queen's Bench Justice Bryan Mahoney has granted a change of venue to Jeremy Steinke, a 24-year-old man from Alberta, Canada, who is accused of murdering his girlfriend's family. During Wednesday's court proceeding, Mahoney contended that it would be impossible to find an impartial jury in Medicine Hat, citing widespread publicity and the November 2007 conviction of Steinke's girlfriend, 14-year-old Jasmine Richardson. As a result of Mahoney's ruling, the trial will now be held in Alberta, a city located approximately 750 miles from Medicine Hat. "It's just better to get it out of here where it's more insular," Steinke's lawyer, Alain Hepner, told CBC.ca following the hearing. "There's a bigger jury pool to draw from, and they're less affected by the horrific crime that was perpetrated...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Report Daily on March 21, 2008 (boomark / email).

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