Trial for Young Dolph murder set to begin in 2024

AS WELL AS PROSECUTORS REGARDING WHAT'S NEXT MARCH 11TH 2020 FORCE THE TRIAL DATE SET FOR JUSTIN JOHNSON CORNELIUS SMITH THE 2 MEN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING YOUNG BOTH THE STATE AND THE DEFENSE SAY THEY'RE READY TO BRING THIS CASE TO A CLOSE ALL THE PARTIES HAVE PRECEDED EXPEDITIOUSLY WE'LL BE READY FOR TRIAL MARCH JUSTIN JOHNSON WILL FINALLY HAVE HIS DAY IN COURT HE'S ONE OF THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING 8 IN JUNIOR ALSO KNOWN AS YOUNG GOLF ON 11/17/2021 JOHNSON APPEARED IN COURT FRIDAY MORNING HIS CO DEFENDANT CORNELIUS SMITH WAIVED HIS RIGHT TO MAKE AN APPEARANCE JOHNSON HAS MAINTAINED HIS INNOCENCE SINCE HIS ARREST 2 YEARS AGO HOWEVER HE WILL HAVE ONE LAST CHANCE TO CHANGE HIS PLEA JUDGE LEE COFFEE SAYS BOTH SIDES WILL HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 1ST TO FILE ANY ADDITIONAL MOTIONS OR COME TO A RESOLUTION BUT JOHNSON'S ATTORNEYS SAYS THAT THIS TIME HIS TEAM IS PLANNING TO GO ALL THE WAY MISTER JOHNSON THE NEXT EXERCISE HIS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF HIS PEERS BOTH SIDES WANT JUSTICE IN THIS THAT WE HAVE DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS OF WHAT THAT THE STATE HAS PRESENTED THE DEFENSE WITH MORE THAN ONE TERABYTE OF EVIDENCE RELATED TO THE CASE MARCUS JOHNSON ACCEPTED A PLEA DEAL LAST MONTH AND PLEADED GUILTY TO 3 COUNTS OF ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT WHILE NOT CONFIRMED BY PROSECUTORS IT IS BELIEVED THAT HE WILL TESTIFY AGAINST HIS BROTHER JUSTIN COME MARCH 11TH WILL BE PREPARED TO ADDRESS ANY WITNESS THAT THE STATE INTENDS TO IF CONVICTED ON THE FIRST-DEGREE MURDER CHARGE AND JOHNSON COULD FACE LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE HE WOULD HAVE TO SERVE 51 YEARS IN PRISON BEFORE HE COULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR RELEASE

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Published: Fri Jul 14 2023