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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Vision 2020 is in the news again....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>this time charged as a source of public discussion
of a relevant local controversy...see article below</FONT></DIV>
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<H1>Lewiston Tribune, February 15, 2006</H1>
<H1>Defense attorney in HIV case wants change of
venue</H1><!--End Headline--><BR><!--Start Byline-->
<ADDRESS>By DAVID JOHNSON<BR>of the Tribune</ADDRESS><!--End Byline-->
<P><A name=story><!--Start Story--></A>MOSCOW -- The attorney for a Moscow man
charged with 13 counts of having sex with women without first informing them
that he's tested positive for HIV filed a motion for a change of venue.
<P>Kanay Mubita, 31, has pleaded innocent to all charges and is scheduled for
trial on March 27.
<P>But Latah County Public Defender Charles Kovis said Tuesday that pre-trial
publicity in newspapers and on television, coupled with unfounded comments and
opinions voiced on a local Internet bulletin board called Vision 2020, make it
impossible for his client to receive a fair trial here.
<P>Kovis, who was assigned to represent Mubita, said he wants the trial moved to
another venue, or jurors brought in from outside the county.
<P>In addition to the motion, Kovis filed an affidavit supporting the motion,
along with copies of newspaper clippings and scores of comments and opinions
downloaded from Vision 2020.
<P>Second District Judge John R. Stegner of Moscow is presiding over the matter.
<P>Thirteen women testified against Mubita at preliminary hearings, all saying
they had consensual sex with the defendant, but that he didn't tell them he'd
tested positive for the virus that can cause AIDS.
<P>Mubita remains in the Latah County Jail on a $20,000 bond. He faces a maximum
of 15 years in prison and a $5,000 fine for each charge.
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<P>Johnson may be contacted at deveryone@potlatch.com </P></DIV></BODY></HTML>