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An Allegheny County prosecutor had good reason to not give a Pagans motorcycle club member immunity in a trial charging another member with murder, the Superior Court ruled today.
The three-judge panel reinstated the charges against Kevin Doolin Jr., 45, of Sheraden. Prosecutors claim he killed Albert Kolano III on March 12, 2009, outside the Longview Lounge in North Versailles.
Senior Common Pleas Judge John K. Reilly dismissed the charges after Assistant District Attorney Lisa Pellegrini refused to grant immunity to a defense witness who said he couldn`t testify without incriminating himself.
Reilly`s ruling was based on a 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in a Virgin Islands case, but the Superior Court noted that the prosecution in that case didn`t provide a reason for refusing to grant immunity. Pellegrini, on the other hand, listed several reasons for doubting the credibility of the witness in the Doolin case.
The ruling sends the case back to Allegheny County Common Pleas Court
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The three-judge panel reinstated the charges against Kevin Doolin Jr., 45, of Sheraden. Prosecutors claim he killed Albert Kolano III on March 12, 2009, outside the Longview Lounge in North Versailles.
Senior Common Pleas Judge John K. Reilly dismissed the charges after Assistant District Attorney Lisa Pellegrini refused to grant immunity to a defense witness who said he couldn`t testify without incriminating himself.
Reilly`s ruling was based on a 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision in a Virgin Islands case, but the Superior Court noted that the prosecution in that case didn`t provide a reason for refusing to grant immunity. Pellegrini, on the other hand, listed several reasons for doubting the credibility of the witness in the Doolin case.
The ruling sends the case back to Allegheny County Common Pleas Court
Read more: Superior Court revives North Versailles murder case - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_744149.html#ixzz1QXFSDuGE