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Taylor’s attorney Peter Tsimbidaros said they hope prosecutors decide against retrying the men after they read transcripts of the 20 days of trial testimony. Since the judge has ruled that the testimony of the so-called star witness was perjury, it cannot be used again.
“I’m still hopeful the state will do the right thing and drop the appeal, but if they don’t, we’re doing to fight it very, very aggressively,” Tsimbidaros said.
The store owner’s family has not attended the proceedings and could not immediately be located Thursday for comment.
The witness testified that she saw Gould enter the store and heard him arguing with the owner about opening his safe. She said she heard a gunshot and then saw Gould and Taylor leave the store.
But last year, she testified that she had lied and that she was not at the killing scene.
The judge said the witness in 1993 was a “deeply troubled” woman who was addicted to heroin and engaging in prostitution to fuel her habit.
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