ODGEN, Utah (AP) - The jury trial for a former nurse accused of causing a hepatitis C outbreak at Utah hospitals will be rescheduled for a third time.
The Standard-Examiner reports 51-year-old Elet Neilson is accused of spreading hepatitis C through McKay-Dee and Davis hospitals in Ogden and Layton.
She was charged with eight counts of tampering with a consumer product and eight counts of fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance.
Neilson has pleaded not guilty.
Neilson’s lawyers filed a motion on Monday to move the jury trial for a third time.
The lawyers say they need more time to review new discovery documents that they received May 9.
Judge Dee Benson signed off on the motion on Thursday.
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Information from: Standard-Examiner, http://www.standard.net
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