An Allegheny County judge has thrown out the confession of a Mt. Lebanon volunteer firefighter accused of setting trash on fire in an apartment building.Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10198/1073409-55.stm.
Gene R. Peck, 21, is charged with arson, multiple counts of reckless endangerment and risking a catastrophe stemming from the April 29, 2009, fire at the six-unit Overlook Drive apartment building. Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey A. Manning said the confession couldn't be used because Mr. Peck was denied his right to a lawyer during questioning.
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Sunday, July 18, 2010
Post-Gazette: Firefighter's confession tossed in arson case
The Post-Gazette is reporting on a new development in the trial of Gene R. Peck, a volunteer firefighter charged with arson:
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