Judge orders cell phone out of 'fight club' case (AP)

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Old Jul 7th, 2009, 12:50 PM   #1
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AP - A Texas judge dealt a major blow Tuesday to the case against a man accused of filming late-night "fight club" bouts at a state facility for the developmentally disabled, ruling that videos of them could not be used at trial.

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State District Judge Sandra Watts granted former employee Timothy Dixon's motion to suppress the cell phone on the grounds that it was essentially stolen property, and delayed his trial until prosecutors can appeal.

Prosecutor Doug Mann said the setback did not destroy the state's case because there will be witness testimony, but that the phone had been "the best evidence."
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