Judge declines to throw out charges in homicide case

Defense attorney Eve Soutiere and defendant Christopher Strawn look over documents during the start of his homicide trial on Feb. 6, 2017. (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)
The retrial of Christopher Strawn on murder and other charges related to the death of Brandon Cook will likely go ahead as planned in October. The judge in the case has rejected a motion filed by Strawn’s defense attorney to dismiss the indictment.
Online court records show Superior Court Judge Philip Pallenberg denied the mo