Prosecutor quits after judge’s pointed ruling 
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Tags: Criminal, Federal Courts, Judge James C. Turk
(AP) Culpeper County’s longtime commonwealth’s attorney has resigned after a federal judge accused him and police of misconduct in the capital murder conviction of a man serving a life sentence for the slaying of an elderly woman.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Gary Close hand-delivered a letter to the Culpeper Star-Exponent announcing his resignation, effective March 13.
“It is not ...
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