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The Emporium man convicted of killing a Brockway couple in 2010 has filed post sentence relief motions. Last month, Steven Rebert was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences for killing Wayne and Vicky Shugar. The post sentence relief motions are the first step in the appeal process. Judge John Foradora is expected to rule on the motions in the next couple of weeks. If granted, the appeals hearing would be in the Jefferson County Courthouse. If Foradora denies the request, Rebert would have to appeal to the state Superior Court. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

The Emporium man accused of killing a Brockway-area couple last year has asked for a new judge in his trial. Steven Rebert says he wants a new judge because John Foradora is from Brockway, where murder victims Wayne and Vicky Shugar owned a flower shop. Foradora said although he lives in Brockway he did not know the Shugars, and will not recuse himself. The Shugars were found shot to death in the basement of their home just south of Brockway in April of last year. Jury selection for Rebert’s trial is scheduled for January 9, 2012.