A lawyer for a man named Savage who is accused of killing a woman wants his client identified by a less-violent sounding alias to ensure a fair trial.
"When they hear `savage,' they see Indians attacking and all that," attorney George Turner said during a hearing this week in the first-degree murder trial of James Hudson Savage.Turner said he plans to file a motion for an alias during the trial, scheduled to begin Monday. Brevard Circuit Judge Lawrence Johnston said the motion would be argued once the trial opens.
Savage is charged with the Nov. 23 slaying of Melbourne interior designer Barbara Ann Barber.