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JAIME TRIAL 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 The murder trial of 25-year-old Jesse Jaime comes tc A a quick and unexpected end. The case is ruled a mistrial because of a statement made by a prosecution witness. Jaime was on trial x for the March shooting of Taxi Driver Charles Brooks. Brooks was killed as he argued with a group of men over their refusal to pay a cab fare.
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Defense attorney Lewis Miller moves for the : mistrial on a statement made by Mrs. Mary Switzer of 33-10 North Ellis. Mrs. Switzer was testifying that she heard the argument which proceeded the shooting. Attorney Miller asked her ifAM Jaime was one of the men she heard aruging and she replied, "Well, he claimed he was guilty, so I presume he is the guy." Miller says that such a statement made before the jury is obviously grounds for a mistrial. The state half-heartedly opposes