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« Update on Red Sox trade rumors, as deadline nears | Today | Mayor to meet with residents tonight on Federal Hill » July 31, 2006Judge to hear 8 Derderian trial motions WednesdayPROVIDENCE -- With the trial about a month away, lawyers for Station nightclub co-owner Michael Derderian plan to ask a Superior Court judge to ban witnesses from talking about the official capacity of the club, where 100 people died in a 2003 fire. That's one of the eight motions filed by Derderian's attorneys scheduled to be discussed Wednesday morning before Judge Francis J. Darigan Jr. The motion is "seeking to preclude testimony by any official of the town of West Warwick regarding 'official' capacity of the Station nightclub as of February 20, 2003." Another motion by the defense team will ask the judge to preclude amateur opinion regarding the capacity of the club -- presumably from people who were inside the Station the night of the fire. Prosecutors have subpoenaed more than 250 potential witnesses for the trial, which is scheduled to begin Sept. 5. Derderian and his brother Jeffrey Derderian, the nightclub's other owner, each are charged with 200 counts of involuntary manslaughter, 2 for each of the 100 people who died in the fire. Jeffrey Derderian's trial date has not yet been set. Posted by Steve Peoples CommentsPost a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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