LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Almost exactly on the first anniversary of that fateful night, Danielle Allen appeared in court for a pre-trial hearing to determine what evidence will be admissible at trial. Allen, now 22, appeared in court with her parents and nine others supporting her. She faces one criminal charge: felony Manslaughter in the Second Degree. Wednesday's hearing to determine the admission or suppression of trial evidence was the first … [Read more...]
Defense: ‘Cops Squeezed Allen Injured, Intoxicated and Medicated’
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A defense attorney for Danielle Allen, charged with stabbing her ex-boyfriend Marcus Postell to death, asked a Livingston County Sheriff's Office investigator why he did not call the father of the injured, intoxicated young woman they say they were interviewing as a possible domestic violence victim at the time. In aggressive cross examination at a Monday hearing to decide the admissibility of evidence at trial, defense … [Read more...]