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September 29, 2006

Station Fire: It's done: Derderians change pleas

As they stood before the judge and through their respective lawyers, brothers Jeffrey and Michael Derderian changed their pleas to manslaughter charges stemming from The Station fire from not guilty to no contest.

Both told Judge Francis J. Darigan Jr. that they understand such pleas are the equivalent of pleas of guilty in the state of Rhode Island.

Both said they were willing to give up their rights as defendants and their right to a trial.

The change had been expected as a part of a plea agreement, which Darigan is now detailing.

Posted by Kate Bramson  at 2:57 PM | Permalink

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