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Judge bars testimony of confession in arson trial
Quick ReadJudge's decision means jury may never hear confession to Lawrence fire that killed four, prosecutors say.
Photo credit: File / Howard Schnapp | Caleb Lacey, 19, of Lawrence, is accused of intentionally setting a house fire in North Lawrence that killed four people. (March 21,2009)
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Jurors deciding whether Caleb Lacey is guilty of setting a fire that killed four members of a Lawrence family will likely not know that Lacey confessed to the crime, after a Nassau judge ruled Tuesday that the detective who interrogated Lacey cannot testify about the confession, lawyers in the case said.
Nassau County Court Judge Jerald Carter had previously thrown out an eight-hour videotape...
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