MD - Phylicia Barnes, 16, Baltimore, 28 Dec 2010 #9

[AmandaReckonwith]

Trial was to begin today, and has been postponed until April 28.

Johnson's new attorneys argued that they had thousands of pages of documents to go through to prepare.

Read more: http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland...-phylicia-barnes-death/24598982#ixzz2tyaQvTeB

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland...al-to-begin-in-phylicia-barnes-death/24598982

 

[AnonymousD]

Here's to hoping we don't get delayed again.

Retrial to hopefully begin on 4/28/14.

Justice for Phylicia!

 

[AmandaReckonwith]

When the redo trial starts, I will update the Case Archive as news is released.

Here is "Justice for Phylicia Simone Barnes":
http://s296.photobucket.com/user/crankycrankerson/library/Phylicia%20Barnes%20%20-MD-/Justice%20for%20Phylicia%20Simone%20Barnes#/user/crankycrankerson/library/Phylicia%20Barnes%20%20-MD-/Justice%20for%20Phylicia%20Simone%20Barnes?sort=6&page=1&_suid=139804917089208592024033973177

Here is the main Case Archive, from Day 1, covers everything but the trial(s):
http://s296.photobucket.com/user/cr...=6&page=1&_suid=13980491253420097678738234865

 

[popsicle]

New trial to begin in Baltimore in killing of Monroe teen

The family of slain Monroe teenager Phylicia Barnes is bracing themselves for a second grueling trial more than a year after a Baltimore judge tossed out a murder conviction of the man known to have last seen her.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/20...trial-to-begin-in-baltimore.html#.U1xTP_ldVOE

Hoping it is a go for Monday.

 

[Suthrnqt]

Marking my spot....

 

[Suthrnqt]

Bumping for Phylicia...

 

[popsicle]

FOX BaltimoreVerified account
‏@FOXBaltimore
Man Accused of Killing Phylicia Barnes Back in Court: http://bddy.me/1klHH23 #liveonFOX45 pic.twitter.com/EQbGnILtDr

 

[Cubby]

:bump:

What's happening? Anyone know?

 

[AmandaReckonwith]

Not a word on the Baltimore news.

 

[popsicle]

All I could find is they were suppose to start jury selection yesterday afternoon.

 

[dr dona]

Praying for Phylicia--as always--may justice be done. To her mom---we will never forget you and all of us are here to support you. This case had a profound effect on me!!

 

[Suthrnqt]

Bump

 

[AmandaReckonwith]

Postponed!

Court Date: 07/09/2014
Court Time: 2:00
Room: 404E
Court Location: COURTHOUSE EAST, 111 N. CALVERT ST., BALTIMORE, MD 21202
Reason:JURY TRIAL

 

[Cubby]

:bump:

Anyone know what is happening?

 

[AmandaReckonwith]

I cannot find anything. Not even on facebook.

Court record is not even updated since May 30.
http://casesearch.courts.state.md.u...il.jis?caseId=112116013&loc=69&detailLoc=DSK8

 

[AmandaReckonwith]

I asked on facebook and got a reply from Harry Watson.

He said:
As of yesterday afternoon Judge John A. Howard will be the returning judge hearing Phylicia's case. Trial date is set for Purple Tuesday, Dec.2,2014. I don't have a time or room# yet but will update when that becomes updated to the family. I am excited about this date and feel that we will be moving forward without postponement. Me and the family continue to seek support from the public by doing the things that we know will one day lead to JFPB and other victims. I am always thankful for peoples support and what we do here on this pray page. May God Bless you all...

 

[AmandaReckonwith]

Well.... what is he up to in the 2 months left until trial?

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/ma...nes-killing-hearings-20141007,0,5341546.story

Katy O'Donnell, one of Johnson's attorneys, asked why he agreed to talk with detectives at the end of January 2011 after refusing to do so when taken to police headquarters in cuffs just a little over a week before.

"I felt as though I had to," Johnson said. "That's what Mr. Neverdon told me … he told me I could be forced to come in and answer questions."

Without that legal guidance, Johnson said, he would not have given a statement. The content of Johnson's statements to police was not discussed at the hearing.

Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/ma...arings-20141007,0,5341546.story#ixzz3FVepGdBn
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[Cubby]

Thinking of Phylicia. I can't believe it is coming up on four years. Such a huge loss. It breaks my heart to think of all the things Phylicia should have been doing and experienced these last four years.

I hope there are no more delays when the retrial is scheduled to start next month.

 

[AmandaReckonwith]

It will be easier to follow the new trial with a fresh thread.


Michael Maurice Johnson, 30, has returned to court for a second trial. A jury found him guilty of second-degree murder in February 2013, but the verdict was overturned after a judge ruled that prosecutors withheld information about a key witness in the case.


Barnes disappeared in 2010 when she came to Baltimore from North Carolina to visit family. She was staying with her sister, who once dated Johnson, when she went missing. Her body was later found floating in the Susquehanna River, and Johnson was indicted on murder charges more than a year later.


The first trial thread: http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?181634-MD-Retrial-for-the-murder-of-Phylicia-Barnes&highlight=phylicia+barnes


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[AmandaReckonwith]

Phylicia Barnes Case Archive, main section:
http://s296.photobucket.com/user/crankycrankerson/library/Phylicia Barnes -MD-?sort=6&page=1

Trial section: JUSTICE for Phylicia Simone Barnes:
http://s296.photobucket.com/user/cr...tice for Phylicia Simone Barnes?sort=6&page=1