Judge Denies Dismissal of Charge against Upshur County Judge
Posted/updated on: September 24, 2011 at 3:47 pm
GILMER — A visiting judge on Friday denied a motion to dismiss and quash an indictment against Upshur County Judge Dean Fowler. According to KETK and the Longview News-Journal, Judge Richard Davis ruled that Fowler’s charge of official oppression will go to trial in Wood County on Oct. 11. A prosecutorial misconduct charge filed by Fowler’s lawyers against District Attorney Billy Byrd remains on the table, as well as a motion to dismiss a charge of abuse of official capacity against Fowler.
