Man Accused of Notestine Murder Wants Bail
By Chris Forshey
Jan 30, 2007, 08:58
He's accused of murdering a Bedford County woman more than five years ago and now he's making another attempt to get out of jail.
Joseph William Clark of Everett is accused with the April 2000 murder of 25 year-old Holly Notestine. Clark has been incarcerated for almost two years since his arrest and has been claiming that he's not been given a speedy trial.
Judge Dan Howsare turned Clark down In December, when he requested bail so that he could get out of jail. Now Clark and his defense attorney Thomas Crawford want to file an appeal with Pennsylvania's Supreme Court. They need Judge Howsare's permission to do so. That request was filed Monday.
Bedford County District Attorney Bill Higgins immediately fired back, saying the delays in this case are due to motions and appeals that are normal in a large capital murder case. Higgins already has an appeal sitting in front of the Supreme Court, asking it to reverse a lower court's decision excluding evidence against Clark from the trial.
