Dog-Mauling Defendant Wins Sentencing Delay
A judge agreed Friday to delay sentencing for a woman convicted in the dog-mauling death of her neighbor, to give the defense time to argue for a new trial.
Superior Court Judge James Warren moved sentencing from May 10 to June 7 after an attorney for Marjorie Knoller argued that the evidence against her was insufficient.
Knoller, 46, was found guilty of second-degree murder and could face 15 years to life in prison. Her neighbor, Diane Whipple, 33, was fatally mauled Jan. 26, 2001.
Sentencing for Knoller’s husband, Robert Noel, 60, was also delayed. He was convicted of manslaughter and having a mischievous dog that killed someone.
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