MIAMI — A Miami-Dade judge ruled Monday that prosecutors can use prior testimony from a key witness in the Bryan Pata murder case, despite the recent discovery that the man — once believed to be dead — is still alive.
The ruling came after prosecutors filed a motion declaring the witness, 81-year-old Paul Connor, was “unavailable” to testify in person due to health and competency concerns.
“One of the record checks we ran on him showed him as deceased,” said Detective Juan Segovia of the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office…