Trial date for Young Dolph suspects reset
Nashville attorney Luke Evans argues for a change of venue motion for his client Justin Johnson (left), accused in the killing of Memphis rapper Young Dolph. Evans filed a motion Jan. 22 asking to bring a jury in from outside Shelby County. (Julia Baker/The Daily Memphian)
The trial for Justin Johnson and Cornelius Smith initially was scheduled for March 11 in Shelby County Criminal Court Division 10 Judge Jennifer Mitchell’s courtroom.
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A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker 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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