Judge to decide if ID of suspected killer will stand

YOUNGSTOWN — A county judge will decide if the photo identification of an accused killer by a woman previously too scared to appear in court should be admitted into evidence in an upcoming trial.

Attorneys Lynn Maro and John B. Juhasz, representing Jamar Houser, 20, of Volney Road, filed a motion before Judge Lou A. D’Apolito of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court to suppress an identification made by a 36-year-old city woman.

Houser is facing the death penalty if he is convicted of the Jan. 23, 2010, slaying of Angeline Fimognari, 80, of Sheridan Road, after she left an 8 a.m. Mass that day at St. Dominic Church on the city’s South Side.

Fimognari was shot in the head. Her purse was missing, leading police to believe she was a victim of robbery turned deadly.

Judge D’Apolito said he will issue a ruling in writing by Monday on whether to allow the identification.

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