Article: Tougher charge is sought in death: Huntington Woods man's role an issue.

Byline: Frank Witsil

Jan. 20--Prosecutors for the state Attorney General's Office will argue before a circuit judge today that Mark Unger, the Huntington Woods man accused of killing his wife more than two years ago, should be charged with first-degree -- and not second-degree -- murder. "We are seeking to reinstate the first-degree murder charge," Rusty Hills, a spokesman for the Attorney General's Office, said Thursday.The latest twist in this oft-delayed case is significant because Benzie County Circuit Judge James Batzer's ruling will affect the maximum sentence Unger could possibly face at his April 26 trial -- and the difference between a first- and a ...

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