Jury selection began Wednesday in Tennessee in the murder trial of a roadside amusement park manager charged after a woman plunged 60 feet to her death from a carnival ride. As the ride began, the woman complained about her harness, which investigators later said did not engage. The defendant faces 25 years in prison for second-degree murder as well as two to four years for reckless homicide. The prosecutor said he knows of no similar criminal case ever brought.
May 12, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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Jury selection began Wednesday in Tennessee in the murder trial of a roadside amusement park manager charged after a woman plunged 60 feet to her death from a carnival ride in a Great Smoky Mountains tourist town.
If convicted, Charles Stan Martin could face 25 years in prison for second-degree murder and another two to four years for reckless homicide.
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