A court stenographer in Washington County has sued an attorney who has claimed the stenographer altered transcripts in a murder case the attorney is appealing.
The Observer-Reporter says stenographer Toni DiNardo filed the defamation suit against attorney Noah Geary, who did not immediately respond to requests for comment today.
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has twice rejected appeals by Mr. Geary containing allegations that Ms. DiNardo changed the transcripts in the case of convicted murderer Gerald Szakal at the behest of Washington County Judge Debbie O'Dell Seneca. The judge has denied that.
The appeals court rejected Mr. Geary's claims that he was told by Ms. DiNardo that audio recordings of Mr. Szakal's 2009 murder trial don't match her transcripts. Ms. DiNardo claims that's not true and that she's been defamed in Mr. Geary's appeals and media reports about them.
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First published on September 13, 2011 at 1:14 pm
Source: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11256/1174365-100.stm
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