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Wednesday, October 29, 1997
Convicted killer's estranged wife barred from keeping trial
evidence
DALLAS (AP) -- The Dallas County employee responsible for safekeeping
evidence after criminal trials is the estranged wife of Kenneth Mosley,
who was convicted of killing a Garland policeman during a bank robbery.
Dallas County prosecutors and District Judge Molly Francis, who presided
at the trial, requested Monday that Carol Mosley be prohibited from any
involvement in handling evidence related to her husband's case.
Mosley was convicted and sentenced to death earlier this month in the
Feb. 15 shooting death of Garland officer Michael David Moore.
As evidence registrar in the Dallas County district clerk's office, Ms.
Mosley normally would take custody of the trial evidence until all appeals
have been resolved. She has been barred from handling evidence from Mosley's
case.
The Mosleys, who have an 8-year-old daughter, separated some time before
Moore was slain.
"I see all kinds of problems in allowing Ms. Mosley to remain in
this position as it relates to this particular trial," Francis told
District Court Clerk Bill Long in a letter. "Should something happen
to evidence by accident, Carol could be blamed and you and I both be ultimately
responsible."
The judge said she made the request as much for Ms. Mosley's protection
as for the integrity of the trial. "Everybody is interested in making
sure that a fair trial is protected and that the evidence is preserved,"
Francis said.
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