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Bibb committee approves $500K to move trial, likely McDaniel case
...In a development that more than hints that the high-profile murder case will be heard elsewhere, the Macon-Bibb County Commissions Operations & Finance Committee unanimously approved $500,000 Tuesday to pay for special litigation in an unnamed case. ...
...A final vote on the measure by the full commission probably will be March 18.
Earlier this year, McDaniels lawyers requested a change of venue, citing pretrial publicity.
Bibb Superior Court Judge Howard Simms, the presiding judge in the case, has yet to issue a ruling on moving the trial. ...
Although the exact cost of the trial is unclear, it wont cost anywhere near $500,000, Simms said. ...
more at: http://www.macon.com/2014/03/11/2984452/commissioners-approve-500k-to.html