A judge has denied a request for a continuance in Seth Techel’s murder trial. His defense filed the motion to postpone the trial last week. Techel is accused of killing his pregnant wife in 2012 at their home in Agency. He’s charged with first-degree murder and nonconsensual termination of a pregnancy. His trial set for July 14th in Davenport follows two mistrials, one in Wapello County in 2012 and another in Mt Pleasant in October of last year.