Request to bar death penalty option in Pa. trooper ambush case denied

Associated Press MILFORD, Pa. — A Pennsylvania judge has denied a pair of defense requests that sought to prevent prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against a man charged with fatally ambushing a state police trooper near a rural barracks. Attorneys for Eric Frein had said the death penalty option was unconstitutional. A Pike County judge rejected the claims on Friday. Frein is charged …
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Request to bar death penalty option in Pa. trooper ambush case denied