Trial date rescheduled for defendants in Young Dolph’s killing
Cornelius Smith (left) and Justin Johnson, who are charged in the killing of Memphis rapper Young Dolph, appeared in Judge Lee Coffee's Shelby County Criminal Court Division 7 on Jan. 19, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The trial was initially scheduled to begin June 3, but Luke Evans, Justin Johnson’s attorney, filed a motion May 14 to reschedule it to allow for expert testimony and hearing.
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Julia Baker covers Memphis and Shelby County’s law enforcement agencies and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. A lifelong Memphian, Julia graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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