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Ex-forensic official loses bid to toss corpse abuse charges

By RANDALL CHASE, Associated Press
Published: May 24, 2022, 11:20am

DOVER, Del. — A Delaware judge has refused to dismiss corpse abuse charges against a former state forensic investigator accused of improperly handling two bodies on separate occasions.

The judge rejected defense arguments that the indictment against James Schaeffer-Patton should be dismissed because statutory language regarding abuse of a corpse is vague and “offends due process.”

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