Defense attorneys for twin murder suspects want Supreme Court to rule on challenge to indictments

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Defense attorneys for twin murder suspects want Supreme Court to rule on challenge to indictments

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Attorneys for

murder suspects Marvin and Edwin Mitchell want the Supreme Court to review

the indictments which accuse them of murdering a motorist when they crashed

into his car while fleeing police from the scene of an armed robbery in

Fayetteville almost a year ago.

The Mitchells,

who are twins, were caught fleeing the scene of the accident on foot by

Fayetteville police officers and deputies from the Fayette County Sheriff's

Department.

In a court

hearing Monday, new Superior Court Judge Tommy Hankinson denied several

defense motions questioning the indictments that were filed against them.

Lloyd Walker,

who represents Marvin Mitchell, said he and attorney Judy Chidester, who

represents Melvin Mitchell, think the indictment specifically doesn't

say how the victim, Jason Andrew Trotter of Union City, died.

After Hankinson

denied the motions, the attorneys asked him to consider allowing them

to appeal the matter to the Georgia Supreme Court. Hankinson took the

matter under advisement but declined to issue a formal ruling on the spot,

Walker said.

There are no

assurances that the motion for a "certificate of immediate review"

would be granted, Walker added.

"It's

not automatic," Walker said.

The process

is designed to resolve certain issues after the trial judge has ruled

on a matter.

Police said

the pursuit reached speeds of over 110 mph before the collision that killed

Trotter. The Mitchells have been held in jail without bond since their

arrest.

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