Dog Owners Plead Not Guilty in Death
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A couple indicted in the dog mauling death of a neighbor pleaded not guilty Tuesday.
Marjorie Knoller, 45, and Robert Noel, 59, who remain jailed, briefly appeared in San Francisco County Superior Court.
Knoller faces second-degree murder charges in the Jan. 26 mauling death of 33-year-old Diane Whipple because she was in the apartment hallway with the two dogs when they attacked. The husband and wife face charges of involuntary manslaughter and keeping a mischievous dog that killed a human being.
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