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Review and appeal applications denied in Fairfield murder trial
Motions to suppress some evidence and exclude the public from trial affairs of two Fairfield teens have been denied by the state, after a review from the Iowa Supreme Court.
Jefferson County Attorney Chauncey Moulding said the result was anticipated.
“This order does not come as a surprise to the State, but I am pleased that these cases are back in the jurisdiction of the District Court,” he said in an email. “(I) expect them to proceed forward to trial for the murder of Mrs. Graber without further undue delay.”
Two teenagers accused of killing a Fairfield high school Spanish teacher last year had their appeals to ban the public from a hearing declined by the Iowa Supreme Court Thursday.
Jeremy Everett Goodale, 17, and Willard Noble Chaiden Miller, 16, have been charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Nohema Graber, 66, with a baseball bat in November, according to court documents.
Both teens are charged as adults.
They had appealed a decision by 8th Judicial District Judge Shawn Showers that would allow the public and the news media to attend a hearing about sending their case to Juvenile Court.
Goodale’s trial is set for Aug. 23 and Miller for Nov. 1.
The Southeast Iowa Union’s Kalen McCain also contributed to this story.
Friends and family of Nohema Graber listen to arguments during a court hearing at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Fairfield, Iowa on Monday, March 21, 2022. Jeremy Everett Goodale and Willard Noble Chaiden Miller have been charged in the killing of Fairfield teacher Nohema Graber. (Pool Photo/Kyle Ocker/The Courier)
Two teenagers accused of killing a Fairfield high school Spanish teacher had their appeals declined by the Iowa Supreme Court on Thursday. They had appealed a decision that would allow the public and the news media to attend a hearing about sending their case to Juvenile Court.
