6/7/17
by News Department on 06/07/17Mistrial...
A mistrial was declared, in Schuylkill County Court, in the case of 47 year old Phillip G. Moeller Jr., of Fountain Springs, whom police say caused the death of a 4-year-old boy in October 2013 in Butler Township.
President Judge William E. Baldwin declared a mistrial due to a problem with a statement allegedly made. Baldwin ruled that under state rules, prosecutors should have turned over the statement to the defense in pre-trial discovery proceedings.
As a result, Moeller remains charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the Oct. 11, 2013, death of Tanner L. Geiger at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
The earliest Moeller could be retried would be during the August criminal court term, which runs Aug. 21-29.
