Hearing for Fairfield teen delayed in teacher death case
FILE - This combination of photos shows Jeremy Goodale and Willard Miller at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Fairfield, Iowa, on Nov. 23, 2021. Police alleged in court documents publicly released Tuesday, March 22, 2022, that the two southeast Iowa teenagers used a baseball bat last fall to kill their high school Spanish teacher, and one of them described in social media posts how they followed the woman, carried out the attack and hid her body.[Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Des Moines Register via AP, File]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A hearing scheduled for Thursday in the case of one of the teenagers charged with killing a southeast Iowa teacher has been placed on hold after his attorney sought a review by the Iowa Supreme Court.
Willard Miller and Jeremy Goodale, both 16, are charged with murder in the death of Spanish teacher Nohema Graber, who was found dead Nov. 3 at a Fairfield park.
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Miller’s attorney wants a hearing on suppression of evidence she claims was obtained in violation of Miller’s constitutional rights before other hearings and has asked the high court to rule on her request.
A judge on Wednesday postponed Miller’s hearing but Goodale’s hearing is still set for Thursday.
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