Will Waterman Be Tried Again?

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by Chad news

Story Created: Sep 19, 2008 at 3:12 PM AKST

Story Updated: Oct 12, 2010 at 4:06 PM AKST

Two and a half years after a judge dismissed the case against Craig teen Rachelle Waterman, the state of Alaska is trying to bring her to trial again for the murder of her mother. A state attorney on Thursday morning asked a three-judge Appellate Court to grant a new trial. Waterman's attorney argued the state has no right to appeal.

If the state has it's way, Waterman could be back again to face charges that she plotted her mother's death with two former boyfriends. Both men are serving jail sentences for the crime. A judge threw out Waterman's indictment because the confession on which it was based may have been coerced. The appeals process can take months or even years.
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