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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=maroon face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:maroon'>From the
Daily News:</span></font></p>
<h2><b><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Silas
Parks pleads not guilty to first degree murder, arson</span></font></b></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Silas
Parks pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder and one count of
first-degree arson in connection with the deaths of his wife, Sarah J. Parks,
28, and the couple’s unborn child this afternoon.<br>
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Sarah Parks, 28, was found in the couple’s burned-out duplex at </span></font>904
Vandal Drive on June 24.<br>
The trial is scheduled to begin March 22 with a pretrial conference scheduled
for 2 p.m. Feb. 8.<br>
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Each first-degree murder charge carries the possibility of life in prison or
death, and a fine of up to $50,000. The arson charge carries a maximum sentence
of 25 years in prison and a fine of up to $100,000.<br>
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The 30-minute arraignment took place before a crowd of less than 20 people at
the Latah County Courthouse. District Court Judge John Stegner explained to
charges to Parks as well as his rights. <br>
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Parks remained stoic throughout, only nodding slightly to acknowledge Stegner’s
explanation. Parks’ attorney Ray Barker entered the official “not
guilty” plea with Parks’ only confirming with a quiet
“yes” upon Stegner’s confirmation that he understood the
plea.<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=maroon face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:maroon'>From the Trib:</span></font></p>
<h2><b><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Parks
pleads innocent to murder; trial date set for March 22</span></font></b></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>MOSCOW</span></font>
- A March 22 trial date has been set in the Silas B. Parks murder case.<br>
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Parks, 25, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of
first-degree arson in connection with the June 24 suffocation death of his
28-year-old wife, Sarah Parks, and her unborn daughter, according to court
records.<br>
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Silas Parks pleaded innocent to all charges at an arraignment today at the
Latah County Courthouse before 2nd District Judge John R. Stegner of Moscow.
Parks remains in the Latah County Jail on no bond. He faces a potential death
penalty in the case.</p>
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