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January 21, 2006Judge will consider allowing evidenceBEULAH - A judge will consider overturning a ruling that barred evidence crucial to the state's attempt to charge Mark Unger with first-degree murder.Circuit Court Judge James Batzer heard hours of testimony Friday from Oakland County Medical Examiner Dr. L. J. Dragovic. He continued the hearing until Feb. 17 to give attorneys time to prepare arguments. At issue is whether Dragovic's conclusion that Unger's wife drowned after she suffered a head injury can be backed up with accepted scientific theory. The pathologist who performed the autopsy in the case determined the 37-year-old died of a head injury. Prosecutors from the state Attorney General's office contend Florence Unger was moved into the water after she fell or was pushed from atop a boathouse at a resort on Lower Herring Lake in October 2003. Attorneys for Unger maintain their client's innocence. During hearings, the attorneys have implied that Florence Unger could have fallen from the boathouse and wound up in the lake after she suffered a seizure. Prosecutors have asked Batzer to overturn a ruling by District Court Judge Brent Danielson that barred Dragovic's testimony. See Related Stories: Judge won't dismiss case - December 11, 2005 Unger trial still months away - October 25, 2005 Unger will stand trial in death of wife - July 9, 2005 Unger hearing ends; trial decision looms - June 28, 2005 Unger's preliminary hearing on murder charges to proceed - June 26, 2005 Judge refuses motion to dismiss in Unger trial - April 8, 2005 Prosecutors' appeal hits dead end - January 6, 2005 Prosecution rests in Unger case - December 14, 2004 Unger ruling will come in 2005 - December 11, 2004 Unger hearing delayed - October 29, 2004 Doctor: Florence Unger's death no accident - September 9, 2004 Unger's defense challenges expert witness appearance - July 8, 2004 Preliminary hearing for Mark Unger begins - July 7, 2004 Examiners don't agree; Was body was moved before death? - February 1, 2004 AG joins death probe - November 26, 2003 Charges in death may take months - November 7, 2003 Deaths put cops in $30K hole - October 31, 2003 Woman died from trauma to the head - October 30, 2003 Prosecutor wants kids taken from Unger home - October 28, 2003
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