Judge Denies Motion To Move Trial For Robert Bowers, Accused Tree Of Life Shooter

CBS Pittsburgh

March 21, 2022

A federal judge denied the request to change the venue of the trial for the man accused of killing 11 people at the Tree of Life in 2018.

The judge denied the defense attorneys for Robert Bowers nearly 3,900-page change of venue motion. His defense team alleged that media coverage of the attack and other community rallies would make it impossible for Bowers to get a fair trial.

A seven-page opinion from U.S. District Judge Robert Colville denied the request saying that it has been more than three years since the attack and media attention has lessened.

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