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Durst seeks mistrial over coronavirus delays in murder case

by AP Entertainment Writer
| May 3, 2020 12:03 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys for real estate heir Robert Durst asked a Los Angeles judge to declare a mistrial Thursday in the murder case against him, arguing that he cannot get a fair trial with the long pause in the proceedings brought on by coronavirus court closures.

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