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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Defense attorneys for a man accused of killing his girlfriend are arguing the case should not be transferred to another district judge.</p><p>Dana Ganjeh, 39, allegedly beat girlfriend Linda Frick to death at a Kingston home Aug. 8. He&#8217;s facing an open count of criminal homicide.</p><p>Prosecutors filed to have the case moved out of District Judge James J. Haggerty&#8217;s court after they accused him of being biased in the case.</p><p>Earlier this week, Ganjeh&#8217;s attorneys asked to have the prosecution&#8217;s motion denied. That filing is signed by attorneys Michael Kostelaba, Mark Singer and Matthew Clemente, all public defenders in Luzerne County.</p><p>Prosecutors maintain Haggerty showed bias when he asked attorneys to argue over Ganjeh&#8217;s bail, despite bail not being allowed for those accused of first-degree murder.</p><p>But the defense team says prosecutors have failed to make &#8220;any cognizable showing of a problem of fairness and/or impartiality.&#8221;</p><p>Luzerne County President Judge Richard M. Hughes III will hear arguments on transferring the case Friday.</p><style>
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Defense disagrees with attempts to change venue in Kingston homicide case