DETROIT – The lawyer for Bob Bashara has lost his request to be present when Bashara gives a handwriting sample to Wayne County prosecutors.
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Bashara is viewed by police as a person of interest in the January murder of his wife, Jane Bashara.
--Attorney David Griem
Prosecutors are seeking a handwriting sample from Bashara. But attorney David Griem filed a motion with the Wayne County Circuit Court demanding to be present when the sample is given.
"For the reasons stated on the record, the defendant's motion is denied," Wayne County Circut Court Judge Timothy Kenny said.
Bob Bashara said he didn't consider the judge's ruling a set back.
"No, I wouldn't say so at all," he said.
Griem said he had no plans to appeal.
"They had to go through a dog and pony show and it looks like today the dog lost and the pony won. Have a good day," Griem said.
A date for the handwriting samples to be submitted has not yet been set.
READ: Court documents on request for Bashara handwriting samples
Grosse Pointe Park mother found dead in January
Jane Bashara was found dead in the back of her SUV in a Detroit alley on Jan. 25. She had been reported missing the night before.
Sources say a man named Joe Gentz was forced to kill the Grosse Pointe Park mother under the order of her husband.
Gentz has been charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
Bob Bashara has not been charged.