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Lacey lawyer: Lack of tape hurts defense case

A Nassau judge's decision to toss out a videotaped police interrogation of Caleb Lacey may hurt Lacey's case more than it does prosecutors', Lacey's attorney said Thursday, because jurors will not hear police use what he called "coercive tactics" to get the former volunteer firefighter to admit to setting a fire that killed four people.

On Monday, Nassau County Court Judge Jerald Carter threw...

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