Mistrial declared in Orie(r)case,defense submitted forged evidence!

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State Sen. Jane Orie, left, and her sister, Janine Orie, leave the Allegheny County Courthouse after a mistrial was declared in their corruption trial Thursday.


Unlike most of the evidence, which was exchanged by the two sides in pretrial discovery, that collection of papers was not presented until late in the trial and the papers were not available to the prosecution until a few days ago. They represented a significant part of the senator's defense. Mr. Costopoulos had shown them one by one in his cross-examination of Ms. Pavlot. Then, as well as in his final arguments, he mocked the fact that the former chief of staff said she didn't recognize them.

"Never saw it; never saw it," he said ironically as he cited Ms. Pavlot's testimony on the document sequence during his close to the jury.

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1. ReTHUGS

Ah well! Why aren't they in prison for forged documents?


The Republican senator and a sister, Janine Orie, are accused of exploiting Senate staffers and resources in campaigns for the senator and for those of another sister, state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin. The charges against the senator extend over nearly a decade.

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