Item: Gag order issued in Duncan case/Taryn Brodwater, Spokesman-Review

More Info: U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge has issued a gag order in the federal case against convicted killer Joseph Duncan to quell pre-trial publicity. Attorneys in the death penalty case, all witnesses and prospective witnesses are barred from talking about the case, other than quoting from what’s already in the public record, according to an order Lodge issued Friday. “There is a reasonable likelihood that a fair trial by an impartial jury will not result unless appropriate steps are taken concerning the conduct of the trial and extrajudicial statements by parties, witnesses and prosspective witnesses,” Lodge wrote.

Question: Can Joseph Edward Duncan receive a fair trial in Idaho?

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