UTICA, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) -- Four more defendants in the murder trial of Robert Brooks had their day in Oneida County Court on Wednesday.

Nicholas Anzalone, David Walters, Michael Fisher, and Michael Mashaw were in court to make motions before Judge Robert Bauer on Wednesday, June 4. Anzalone is the only one of the four who is facing a top charge of murder, while the other three face top charges of manslaughter.

Nicholas Anzalone

The first defendant team to make motions was that of Nicholas Anzalone. His lawyer questioned the use of the Onondaga County District Attorney's office, when lawyers in Oneida County could have been hired and used as special prosecution.

The prosecution argued that the Attorney General's office took control of the case and they could do whatever they wanted,

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