New trial ordered for W.Va. doctor

Published May 6, 2014 6:58am ET



RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A West Virginia doctor convicted of conspiracy and obstruction is getting a new trial.

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says a judge should have postponed Josephine Adams’ trial so she could call her husband to testify in her defense. Adams was accused of obstructing an investigation into health care fraud by her husband, osteopath Barton Adams of Parkersburg.

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