SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A judge in the case of a father and son charged in the 2008 bank bombing that killed two Oregon law enforcement officers has blocked prosecutors from using a witness’ voice identification of one defendant.
Marion County Circuit Judge Thomas Hart criticized the district attorney’s office Friday, saying the recording played for the witness was “too suggestive” in leading the witness to identify the voice as Joshua Turnidge.
Turnidge and his father, Bruce Turnidge, are to face trial in September on aggravated murder charges in the December 2008 bombing that killed two police officers and critically injured a third in Woodburn, Ore.
The judge’s decision is a victory for the defense.
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Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com
