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Accused cop killerscondition leaves him unfitto stand trial, Whalen saysBY JON VANDERLAANjvanderIaan@oaoa.com»Accused cop killer Larry Neil White will not be going to trial this spring.After having a hearing regarding his health and ability to stand trial for capital murder in the shooting deaths of three Odessa police officers in September 2007, Judge Denn Whalen determined White was not fit to stand trial.He oricinallv was scheduledfor trial in the first week of May in Howard County.Defense attorney Ray Five-coat argued that because of White’s worsening physical condition, he was not able to concentrate through the pain and help with his own defense.Neither Fivecoat nor District Attorney Bobby Bland would comment on whether White would eventually go to trial.Bland said he is disappointed in the decision, but he» See WHITE Page 8AHEATHER LEIPHART|ODESSA AMKKK ANLarry Neil White, charged with three counts of capital murder and three counts of attempted capital murder regarding Odessa police officers, is wheeled into the 70th District Court on Wednesday in the Ector County Courthouse. The pretrial hearing was to determine whether he could stand trial in May due to health problems.THE CASE»LarryNeil White. 60. could face the death penalty if convicted of capital murder related to the Sept. 8,2007, fatal shootings of corporals Arlie Lee” Jones Jr., Scott Gardner and Abel Marquez.White is also charged with attempted capital murder involving officers Shannon Davis and Cody Young and CpI. Dayton Neff.
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Odessa American
Odessa, Texas, US
Thu, Mar 24, 2011
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