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Defense asks for new trial in Walter Crabtree case
Walter Crabtree convicted of first degree murder in Romney West Virginia seeks a new trial. Capt J Philip Roman attorney filed the motion with Judge A G Hughes who will hear it February 15. Crabtree is jailed in Keyser since December 18 and faces possible transfer to Moundville penitentiary if denied. Jury deliberated about seventeen hours but hung on one instruction before delivering a guilty verdict marking a first for Hampshire County.
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J. Philip Roman
Walter Crabtree
Romney
W. Va
A. G. Hughes
Hughes
Crabtree
Keyser
West Virginia
Moundaville
Hampshire County
Benjamin FB. Miller
Edward Wolford
Walter