Trial of ex-soccer coach accused of killing boy in NY starts
POTSDAM, N.Y. (AP) — The trial of a former college soccer coach accused of strangling his former girlfriend's 12-year-old son in October 2011 starts this week and may result in a verdict, yet it will likely do little to quell the five-year controversy swirling in this rural village in northern New York.
The critics point to a dismissed indictment, an oft-criticized district attorney and an apparent lack of physical evidence tying Hillary to the apartment.
After defense lawyers appeared in court in nearby Canton on Tuesday, they said the jury selection process scheduled to start Wednesday could stretch into next week as they filter out people who have signed petitions about the case or otherwise expressed opinions.
Rain campaigned on a promise to make the Garrett investigation a priority and even appeared with his mother on the campaign trail.
An assistant soccer coach who said he had Hillary over at his house around the time of the murder said police threatened to charge him if he didn't change his testimony.
County lawmakers in April cited allegation of incompetence and sexual harassment in passing a resolution expressing no confidence in Rain.