Court Appearance Postponed for Teen Charged With Murder
Donnell Graham, 17, of Bel Air, was initially expected to appear for a pretrial conference on Thursday.
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The Bel Air teenager accused of stabbing to death Patrick Xavier Ward was scheduled to appear in court this week, but that appearance has been postponed.
A pretrial conference for Donnell Graham, 17, of the 200 block of Fairwood Road, was scheduled to take place Thursday morning in Harford County Circuit Court. That proceeding has been postponed and is now scheduled for 9 a.m. Jan. 12.
Graham is charged with first-degree murder, first-degree assault, two counts of first-degree burglary, two counts of armed robbery, robbery, attempted robbery, theft less than $1,000, attempted theft less than $1,000 and carrying a dangerous weapon with intent to injure.
His jury trial is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 30 in Harford County Circuit Court.
Tom Brandis
7:10 am on Thursday, December 22, 2011
Dan, first off, sorry for your loss. I've seen no one on this site defend this POS. I know you're angry, but, the people who read this site want justice as much as you do for your brother. I don't see anything in the article that would make you think otherwise. Unfortunately, I have a feeling your post will be removed as it contains inappropriate language.
Scott Hoffman
9:36 am on Thursday, December 22, 2011
I'm so sorry for your loss, Dan, but I agree with Tom...Kirsten Dize is simply reporting news. This is far from an op/ed piece and there's absolutely no content within that suggests she nor anyone else is defending the accused.
Janet McDonald
9:54 am on Thursday, December 22, 2011
I AGREE WITH TOM AND SCOTT. i WOULD WANT MY BROTHERS KILLERS FACE OUT THERE SO EVERYONE COULD VIEW THIS LOW LIFE CRIMMINAL. KEEPING HIS FACE AND NAME OUT THERE AND THE STORY OF THIS HORRIBLE CRIME MIGHT JUST HELP GIVE HIM WHAT HE DESERVES. THE DEATH PENALTY OR LIFE. THAT IS WHAT I AM WISHING FOR. SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS DAN.
JDK
10:22 am on Thursday, December 22, 2011
I can't even look at his face it makes me so angry. What a POS! I hope they get him in jail!
Kirsten Dize
10:43 am on Thursday, December 22, 2011
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Jamal
9:55 am on Friday, December 23, 2011
Donnell is a good boy, he didn't do this thing. If he were white he'd be out by now.
Andy Eisner
9:12 am on Friday, December 30, 2011
Come on Jamal, really? Race..really?
Karl Schuub
11:09 am on Friday, December 23, 2011
Jamal: Everyone has thier day in court- but given the overwhelming evidence I doubt Donnell will see the light of day or freedom (and deservedly so) for a very, very long time. In fact, if we were somewhere other than Maryland we might have the advantage of losing this waste of space to a place in the ground. Frankly your race card won't play here...could care less if he were green, he'd be the same waste of space. We're talking about a victim here who had nearly no ability to defend himself; so Donnell is also a coward.