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Judge grants change of venue in Burnet County murder case

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BURNET — A judge has granted a change of venue after a jury couldn't be seated in the trial of a man accused of fatally stabbing the brother of a woman running for district attorney.

Visiting state District Judge Doug Shaver Dec. 13 ordered the trial of Edward Dwayne Nash, 51, be moved out of the four-county area served by the 33rd/424th Judicial District to ensure an impartial jury can be found.

Two sites under consideration are Gillespie and Kendall counties, but a final location still has to be determined.

 

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