Gag Order Issued in Trial of Dog Owners
A judge imposed a gag order Friday on attorneys and others connected to the trial of two lawyers whose dog mauled and killed their neighbor.
Marjorie Knoller, 45, and Robert Noel, 59, are charged with involuntary manslaughter and keeping a mischievous dog that killed 33-year-old Diane Whipple in January. They remain jailed and have pleaded not guilty.
On his own motion, Superior Court Judge James Warren issued the order in hopes it will curtail extensive media coverage. He ordered the trial to begin Oct. 22 and set an Aug. 24 hearing to consider unsealing grand jury testimony that led to the couple’s indictment.
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