7/29/2010 9:56:00 PM Prosecutors object to transfer of James Arthur Ray sweat lodge case
James Arthur Ray
CAMP VERDE (AP) - Prosecutors are objecting to a defense motion to have the trial for a motivational speaker charged with three counts of manslaughter moved out of northern Arizona's Yavapai County.
Attorneys for James Arthur Ray say the publicity in the case would hurt Ray's ability to receive a fair trial. They want it transferred to the Phoenix area.
Prosecutors say the attorneys claims of prejudice are purely speculative. They say the media coverage has been minimal except for in the first month of the case.
Ray has pleaded not guilty to the charges that stem from a sweat lodge ceremony he led near Sedona last October.
Ray's original trial date was vacated and no new date has been set.
The defense motion likely will be heard at an Aug. 10 hearing.
Hey, transfer up here to Seattle and I'll try and get on the jury and vote for MURDERX3. He wouldn't answer pleas for help, stopped em from getting out of that over, was careless and didn't give a rip except about money. He needs to serve a great deal of time. He had NO idea of what he was doing or how dangerous it was to those innocent people.
