Jury selection begins today in the trial of a former
volunteer firefighter accused of starting a fire that killed a
mother and her three children in 2005. Frederick Anthony
Robinson, 54, may face the death penalty for setting the fire that killed a longtime friend of his, Crystal Johnson, 40, and her
three children. A judge
on Friday denied the defense attorneys request for a delay in order for them to
seek a new arson expert witness. The judge also declined to allow testimony by
an expert witness on false confessions.
A state
trooper testified in 2005 that Robinson acknowledged
setting the fire and said voices in his head told him to do it.
Information from: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, http://pghtrib.com
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