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Big Surprise; Steven Avery will enter not guilty pleas Tuesday to charges in Halbach Murder

To the absolute surprise to know one, Steven Avery will likely enter “not guilty” pleas to charges he abducted and murdered Teresa Halbach this Tuesday in court. Steven Avery is charged with first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse and possession of firearms by a convicted felon.

Avery’s attorneys plan ask that his $500,000 cash bond be reduced when they make a brief appearance in a morning session before Manitowoc County Circuit Court Judge Patrick Willis.

Willis, who last month ordered Avery to stand trial on charges related to the Oct. 31 disappearance of Halbach, a 25-year-old freelance photographer from Calumet County, will also set schedules for motions, pretrial hearings and conferences and a trial.

It is expected that defense attorneys for Avery will consider asking for a change of venue because publicity influencing a jury pool. Unless the venue is changed to the moon, it will not matter in this most heinous crime with DNA evidence.

Avery’s attorneys, assistant state public defenders Erik Loy and Craig Johnson, have not commented on the case since Avery’s preliminary hearing, except to say not guilty pleas would be entered.

But Loy has said the defense team will consider asking for a change of venue because publicity may have influenced the jury pool.

Calumet County Dist. Atty. Ken Kratz, the special prosecutor, also has declined comment.

(Post Crescent)

January 16th, 2006 at 10:03pm Posted by Administrator | Crime/Murder, Steven Avery, Teresa Marie Halbach | 2 comments

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