New DNA and fingerprint evidence will be allowed in Linda Frickey trial next week

Ruling: Trial for 3 of 4 Frickey murder suspects to begin next week, DNA evidence allowed

Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — An appeals court has overruled a ruling by a New Orleans judge to block the use of DNA evidence in the murder trial of Linda Frickey, a woman who was dragged to her death during a carjacking last year. A ruling from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has given the green light for prosecutors to present the evidence in the second-degree murder trial of th…

New DNA and fingerprint evidence will be allowed in Linda Frickey trial next week

A New Orleans judge has allowed new evidence into the fatal carjacking trial of Linda Frickey.

In Linda Frickey case, DA Williams using controversial legal doctrine to seek life sentences for 4 teens

The decision by District Attorney Jason William to charge the teens as adults was controversial, if not surprising. During his campaign for DA, Williams promised to keep all cases involving kids in juvenile court, and frequently cited research on youth brain development that indicates kids are more susceptible to peer pressure, more likely to engage in risky behavior, and less likely to consider the consequences of that behavior. The post In Li…