Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Bulletin; Annie Dookhan: Change of plea hearing set for November 22, 2013. It is anticipated that she will plead guilty to obstruction and evidence tampering and face a sentence no longer than five years. CBS. Boston.


STORY: "Mass. chemist expected to plead guilty next month," published by CBS on  October 30, 2013;

GIST: "A change of plea hearing for the chemist accused of botching evidence at the now closed state drug lab has been formally set for next month. Annie Dookhan will appear in court November 22, and is expected to plead guilty in a scandal that’s jeopardized thousands of drug cases......... If Dookhan pleads guilty to obstruction and evidence tampering, a judge has said she wouldn’t impose a sentence of more than 3-to-5 years."

The entire story can be found at:

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/10/30/mass-chemist-expected-to-plead-guilty-next-month/ 

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