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HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A central Pennsylvania judge has rejected a defense request that she recuse herself from the retrial of a man charged in the murder of a woman almost a dozen years ago. Forty-three-year-old Paul Aaron Ross is charged in Blair County in the murder of 26-year-old Tina Miller, whose body was found partially submerged and bound with duct tape at Canoe Creek State Park in June 2004. The (Altoona) Mirror (http://bit.ly/1RvJWBT ) reports that Judge Jolene Kopriva heard arguments Friday on the recusal request but said she was satisfied that she could be "fair and open-minded." Ross won a retrial after an appeals court said his attorney hadn't had enough time to fully prepare a defense and that testimony by three ex-girlfriends was inappropriate. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. ___ Information from: Altoona Mirror, http://www.altoonamirror.com

Judge rejects recusal in man's retrial in 2004 murder