- NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Lifestyle
trendsetter Martha Stewart's bid for a new trial was denied by a federal
judge on Thursday, federal prosecutors said, setting the stage for sentencing
next week on her conspiracy and obstruction of justice conviction.
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- Stewart's lawyers sought a new trial based on charges
that a U.S. Secret Service laboratory director lied while testifying as
an expert witness about ink on a worksheet kept by Martha Stewart's stockbroker.
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