April 16 trial set in Portage murder case
NWI Times
November 21, 2011 - 12:00 pm
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Fredrick Cashner. Photo provided by the Porter County sheriff's department.
VALPARAISO - An April 16 trial has been set for Fredrick Cashner Jr., who is accused of killing his estranged wife by firing at least eight bullets into her body with a high-powered semiautomatic rifle.
Porter Superior Judge Roger Bradford set aside a week for the trial and scheduled a March 26 hearing to address last-minute issues.
The case had been set to go to trial the first week of November but was derailed at the request of defense attorney Paul Stracci, who said he would not be available.
Stracci told the court Monday he had just received a packet of evidence sought from prosecutors and did not have time to determine whether it includes everything he requested. If anything is missing, he said he would file a motion to complete the request.
He had requested the release of statements made by Cashner. He also sought access to the crime scene and any evidence collected, a long list of witness statements, search warrants, cellphone records, autopsy and other lab reports, and E911 call recordings.
Cashner, of 371 E. Tratebas Road in Jackson Township, has pleaded not guilty to the single charge of murder, which carries a potential sentence of 45 to 65 years in prison.
Cynthia Cashner, 50, was found dead April 24 on an air mattress after police received a 911 call about 10:25 p.m. from the Mystic Moon Herbal Shoppe, 5830 U.S. 6, Portage, which she owned.
Dispatchers reportedly heard faint breathing on the line and nothing else, though on second review, detectives later heard a male voice in the background say, "It's too late," followed by three or four gunshots, police said.
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