ROANOKE TIMES Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times DATE: Friday, September 27, 1996 TAG: 9609270041 SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY TYPE: CORRECTION
A Thursday New River Current story about the state Court of Appeals reversing an attempted robbery conviction of Katina Lynn Zelenak attributed a statement from the ruling to a social worker. It was actually what defense attorney Joe Painter suggested to the court that the social worker would have said, had she testified. It is as follows: "In my opinion, [Zelenak] got to the point where she believed escape from [her then-boyfriend] or disobedience would result in her death or death of a family member."
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