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Citing shutdown, defense seeks delay of Stroupe murder trial

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Chalk up another unintended consequence of the government shutdown. The shutdown has prevented defense lawyers representing accused murder Phillip Michael Stroupe II from receiving a potentially key piece of evidence from the federal government, a lapse in service that the public defender cites to support a request to postpone the trial for a second time.   Read Story »

Tags: murder cases | Phillip Michael Stroupe II | 2017 manhunt | public defender Paul B. Welch III