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Hung jury leads to mistrial in murder case

July 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Albemarle County, Jury, Murder

The jury deadlocked in an Albemarle County trial involving a killing 21 years ago.
In 1988, Roger Lee Shifflett was robbed and shot to death at the convenience store he owned and operated, reports The Daily Progress. Less than a month after the shooting, defendant Alvin Lee Morris divorced his own wife, married Shifflett’s widow and helped [...]

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New Albemarle prosecutor fires deputy

December 14th, 2007 · No Comments · Albemarle County, Commonwealth's Attorneys

Denise Lunsford was elected Albemarle County commonwealth’s attorney last month, beating four-term incumbent Jim Camblos. As she prepares to take office, she has fired the county deputy commonwealth’s attorney, Richard Moore.
The Daily Progress reports that Moore, who held the job for four years after serving in similar post in Charlottesville for more than eight [...]

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