(KNOX) – The prosecutor in the Nicole Mitchell burglary case is asking a judge to block lawyers from mentioning that she’s a state senator, according to a court filing this week.
In his request to the court, Becker County Attorney Brian McDonald said the political title is irrelevant to the case and could lead jurors to feel improper sympathy for her.
Mitchell was charged with felony burglary stemming from an April arrest at her stepmother’s Detroit Lakes home. She says she was retrieving items that belonged to her late father.
The Minnesota Legislature convenes January 14. Mitchell’s jury trial is due to begin January 27.
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(File image) (KNOX) - The Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation awarded Twining Elementary and Middle School a grant to address capacity and condition deficiencies at the schools on the Grand Forks Air Force Base. The project is part of the ...
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(File image) (KNOX) - Wednesday afternoon East Grand Forks fire crews responded to multiple fire alarms at Douglas Place, a treatment facility on Gateway Drive North East. Firefighters arriving on scene found heavy smoke in the building's hallways. C...
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