Garret Austin trial delayed again, reset for August 31
HILLSBORO/ST. CHARLES, Mo. (Heartland Newsfeed) — Technicalities in procedure has once again put a delay in the trial of Garret Austin, who was arrested in the murder of Dallas Green in October 2016.
The sheriff’s department requires a subpoena be signed by a judge, which was not included in previous mailing to the department. A new subpoena was signed and issued by the judge August 9.
Austin is charged with two counts of aggravated battery and one count of first-degree murder, in connection to the October 2016 incident, leading to Green’s death.
A pre-trial and plea heading was reset for 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 31, while the jury trial date remains set for 8:30 a.m. on September 18.
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