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« Democrats challenge Carcieri on 'right-wing' lawyer | Today | Woonsocket man indicted on molestation counts » August 8, 2007Richardson's second murder trial set for NovemberWARWICK – A new trial date of Nov. 26 has been set for James Richardson, the 40-year-old Cranston man accused of murdering Margaret Duffy-Stephenson in her Warwick home in November 2005. Richardson’s first trial for first-degree murder, which lasted a month, ended on June 27 when a Superior Court jury was unable to reach a verdict. Lawyers from the Public Defender’s Office and the attorney general’s office met today at the Kent County Court House to decide on a new trial date. They also set a status conference date of Nov. 14, according to Beryl Kenyon, a spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office. -- projo.com staff writer Kate Bramson The new trial will be in the Kent County Court House, as was the first trial. The same prosecutors will try the case again, Kenyon said. Richardson is accused of fatally stabbing Duffy-Stephenson, 37, in her home and stealing $11,000 from a locked safe. She was a teacher’s aide for special-needs students in East Greenwich. Richardson worked for a landscaping business operated by Duffy-Stephenson’s husband, James O. Stephenson III. In Richardson’s first trial, the jury deliberated for 3½ days, considering testimony by more than 20 witnesses and scores of pieces of evidence. On June 27, they told Judge Francis J. Darigan Jr. that they could not agree on a verdict on the charges of first-degree murder and burglary. Posted by Kate Bramson 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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