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Judge sets Nov. 5 as trial date for Bulger

Rejects defense bid asking for more time

By Shelley Murphy

 |  Globe Staff  

  February 13, 2012

A federal magistrate judge yesterday set Nov. 5 as the date for the trial of 82-year-old gangster James “Whitey’’ Bulger, rejecting claims by Bulger’s lawyers that they needed another year to prepare for the trial. US Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler set the date in a hearing yesterday in US District Court in Boston. She said she wanted to keep a close eye on the progress both sides were making in getting ready for trial.

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