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FREDERICK, Md. (Map, News) - A man who won a new trial in Frederick after jurors uncovered some overlooked evidence has settled the matter by pleading guilty to armed robbery and three other offenses.
Twenty-six-year-old Moses Streete could get 20 years in prison at his sentencing May 30 if Frederick County Circuit Judge Theresa Adams follows prosecutors' recommendation.
Streete would already be serving time had the jury forewoman at his trial in October not checked the pockets of a parka Street had worn during an alleged robbery spree. She found more than $1,300 in cash that investigators had overlooked.
The discovery prompted the judge to throw out 13 convictions and order a new trial. Streete pleaded guilty to four of the offenses Tuesday as the new trial was about to begin.
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Information from: The Frederick (Md.) News-Post, http://www.fredericknewspost.com
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5:39 PM MST on Thu., Dec. 13, 2007 re: "Jurors find cash in coat, winning new trial for robbery suspect"
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another blunder by the MSP they are so great and thorough that they built a new crime lab building to handle all of evidence that they process so accurately..LOL, now the evidence will never be used since the defense can claim it was planted by the jury and was not their clients, good defense and top notch work by MSP and the States attorney office for their handling of this case BRAVO not
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