Gag order issued on double-jeopardy case

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IN THURSDAY’S CHRONICLE, BRIAN ROGERS reported on double-jeopardy arguments surrounding the case of a man now being tried for arson after previously being acquitted of a capital murder charge related to the fire that killed his daughter.

Today, Rogers reports that Harris County prosecutors asked for — and received — a gag order on the trial (a reaction that seems a little extreme to this layman).


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