Mahoning judge rules police properly obtained statement in murder case

YOUNGSTOWN — A judge has ruled police properly informed a murder suspect of his constitutional rights to remain silent and to have legal representation before they interviewed him.

Judge James C. Evans of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court found the police interview with Janero Mitchell “proper and not eligible for suppression.”

The judge, however, also ruled Monday that the video interview “shall not be displayed to a jury without the court’s further review, which shall be dependent on whether or not the defendant testifies at trial.”

Mitchell, 28, of Crandall Avenue, is accused in the death of Mark Haskins, 57, of Norwood Avenue, who was shot Oct. 17, 2012, and died three days later.

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