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Nov 20, 2009 7:35 pm US/Pacific

SF Porn Mogul's Son To Be Tried For Murder

 CBS 5 CrimeWatch
SAN RAFAEL (CBS 5 / AP) ― The son of a late San Francisco pornography mogul accused of crushing his girlfriend's skull with a baseball bat will stand trial in her death.

Marin County Judge Kelly Simmons ruled Thursday there was enough evidence to try 27-year-old James Raphael Mitchell, the son of late "Behind the Green Door" director Jim Mitchell, for first-degree murder in the July 12 bludgeoning death of Danielle Keller. The decision followed a preliminary hearing that included testimony from Mitchell's mother, Mary Jane Grimm.

Grimm, Jim Mitchell's ex-wife, testified that her son told her he didn't know his own strength.

Mitchell is also charged with kidnapping the couple's 1-year-old daughter, who was recovered unharmed.

He has pleaded not guilty. His attorney, Terence Hallinan, says he acted out of passion.

(© 2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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