State v. Hooker

I .PER CURIAM.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

On April 22,1999, in case # 406^45, the defendants were each indicted for one count of second degree murder, charges to which they subsequently pled not guilty. Trial was held in November, but apparently either a mistrial was declared or the jury could not agree on a verdict (the docket master does not contain any entry for the second day of trial). The trial was eventually reset for early February, 2000, but the court continued it because of the illness of one of the defense attorneys. The case was then reset to February 23rd. The night before trial the…