The murder trial of 22-year-old Ahmere Williams came under scrutiny of the Ninth District Court of Appeals on Sept. 18, four months after Summit County prosecutors halted proceedings. Prosecutors appealed a trial court judge's determination that a key witness had good cause to invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination .

Deputy Chief Counsel for the Summit County Prosecutor's Office Rick Raley argued the trial judge's decision in May to excuse the witness from testifying excluded evidence, weakening the state's case and ability to prosecute.

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