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Article: Lawyer twice asks for mistrial ; The trial of Dorothy Lafortune should be about a flawed foreclosure, her lawyer says, not criminal trespassing.
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
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- March 30, 2005
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JEN FISH Staff Writer
Portland Press Herald (Maine)
03-30-2005
Lawyer twice asks for mistrial ; The trial of Dorothy Lafortune should be about a flawed foreclosure, her lawyer says, not criminal trespassing.
Byline: JEN FISH Staff Writer
Edition: Final
Section: Local & State
ALFRED --
Dorothy Lafortune is expected to take the stand today in York County Superior Court to defend herself against criminal trespassing charges, but it is unclear how much of her testimony will be allowed, her attorney said. Lafortune, whose house in Biddeford was sold by the city after she failed to pay taxes, was arrested in November 2003 for refusing to leave the home. She says the city's foreclosure procedures ...