Defense attorney says witness lied in slaying of toddler in Morris Heights

? The lawyer for a man who was indicted Thursday in the shooting death of a toddler in Morris Heights says the prosecution?s star witness lied. Nicholas Morris? lawyer claims the witness who identified

News 12 Staff

May 11, 2006, 10:40 PM

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? The lawyer for a man who was indicted Thursday in the shooting death of a toddler in Morris Heights says the prosecution?s star witness lied.
Nicholas Morris? lawyer claims the witness who identified Morris as the shooter also named another person. A grand jury indicted Morris, 26, on charges of murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon. Morris maintains his innocence.
He allegedly fired the fatal shot that hit 2-year-old David Pacheco Jr. inside a minivan on Easter.
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