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Trial Pushed Back For Alleged Denison Killer
Biela's Public Defender Needs More Time To Prepare
POSTED: 3:31 pm PST November 6,
2009
UPDATED: 5:50 pm PST November 6,
2009
RENO, Nev. -- A judge in Reno has agreed to postpone until May the trial of the man charged with kidnapping, raping and killing one woman and assaulting two others on or near the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno.Video: 
Missing Teen's Parents Plea For HelpJames Biela had been scheduled to go to trial in February for the killing of 19-year-old Brianna Denison in January 2008.But Washoe District Judge Robert Perry granted a request Friday from Biela's public defender to push the trial back to May 10 because she hasn't had enough time to prepare for the case.Deputy District Attorney Elliott Sattler said prosecutors did not object to the change because they don't want to take any chances of making any verdict vulnerable to appeal.
Missing Teen's Parents Plea For HelpJames Biela had been scheduled to go to trial in February for the killing of 19-year-old Brianna Denison in January 2008.But Washoe District Judge Robert Perry granted a request Friday from Biela's public defender to push the trial back to May 10 because she hasn't had enough time to prepare for the case.Deputy District Attorney Elliott Sattler said prosecutors did not object to the change because they don't want to take any chances of making any verdict vulnerable to appeal.
Previous Stories:
- March 20, 2009: No New Counsel For Suspect In Denison’s Killing
- November 26, 2008: DNA Links Man To Denison's Killing
- November 26, 2008: RPD: Arrest Made In Denison Case
- February 21, 2008: Memorial Services Planned For Denison
- February 11, 2008: Missing Teen Search Enters 4th Week
- January 28, 2008: Police Link Missing Teen To Rape Case
- January 24, 2008: Police Use Billboards To Find Missing Teen
- January 23, 2008: Search For Missing Woman Continues
- January 22, 2008: Reno Police Make Tip Line For Missing Teen
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